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Anthony Fauci linked to CIA research pact and email deletion
Newly released documents have revealed details regarding Anthony Fauci’s former role at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and its relationship with the CIA. An undated interagency agreement shows that the CIA’s Biological Technology Center collaborated with the NIAID on “forensic microbiology” involving bioterrorism threats. Under this pact, CIA funds were used to leverage civilian research, and the CIA assisted the NIAID in obtaining pathogens. While the resulting work was considered sensitive rather than classified, the CIA maintained authority over the release of data.
Separately, emails obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation indicate that Fauci instructed an aide to permanently delete an email exchange concerning controversial gain-of-function research. These communications include a March 2012 instruction to “delete this e-mail and then delete from the deleted file.”
In a related development, Senator Rand Paul has referred Fauci to the Department of Justice for a potential criminal investigation into contempt of Congress following his refusal to answer questions during a Senate Committee hearing regarding federal responses to COVID-19.
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Anthony Fauci · Central Intelligence Agency · Department of Justice · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · National Institutes of Health · Rand Paul · Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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- [● 3 SOURCES] In a March 2012 email, Anthony Fauci instructed an aide to ‘delete this e-mail and then delete from the deleted file.’ opslens.com · thenationalpulse.com · www.wnd.com
- [● 5 SOURCES] Under the CIA-NIAID agreement, the CIA would assist NIAID in obtaining pathogens. dailycallernewsfoundation.org · modernity.news · www.planet-today.com · dailycaller.com · freerepublic.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred Anthony Fauci to the Department of Justice for a possible contempt of Congress investigation. granitegrok.com · www.planet-today.com
- [● 5 SOURCES] An undated interagency agreement existed between the CIA and the NIAID regarding forensic microbiology research. dailycallernewsfoundation.org · modernity.news · www.planet-today.com · dailycaller.com · freerepublic.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Documents show Anthony Fauci instructed an aide to permanently delete an email exchange regarding gain-of-function research. opslens.com · thenationalpulse.com · www.wnd.com
- [● 5 SOURCES] Research produced via the CIA-NIAID collaboration was designated as sensitive rather than classified, requiring CIA permission for data sharing. dailycallernewsfoundation.org · modernity.news · www.planet-today.com · dailycaller.com · freerepublic.com