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DOJ investigation targets Fauci and other virus scientists

newsSep 5, 202633276

The New York Times reports that the Justice Department is conducting a broad investigation into Dr. Anthony Fauci and at least eight infectious‑disease scientists, including a Nobel laureate and influential former government researchers. Federal investigators, including F.B.I. agents and federal prosecutors, have sought phone and email records, grant and payment documents, and grand jury testimony from the scientists. The F.B.I. has examined whether Dr. Fauci pushed a group of scientists in early 2020 to downplay suspicions that the coronavirus did not evolve naturally. The inquiry grew out of a politically charged environment after congressional Republicans publicly scrutinized Dr. Fauci, and reporting says figures such as Dan Bongino helped set in motion a sprawling investigative effort that persisted after his departure from the F.B.I. Dr. Peter Daszak called the probe retaliatory, saying it looks like an attempt to punish political enemies. The New York Times story is by Benjamin Mueller and Glenn Thrush and portrays the investigation as wider and quieter than the public congressional attacks, with investigators pursuing documentary and testimonial evidence from a large swath of pandemic researchers.

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