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Fauci Tried To Destroy Gain-Of-Function Research Email

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Emily Kopp, Daily Caller Anthony Fauci instructed an aide to permanently delete an email in apparent violation of federal record-keeping laws, new documents reveal.

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  1. Independent Journal Review

    EXCLUSIVE: ‘Delete From The Deleted File’: Fauci Tried To Destroy Gain-Of-Function Research Email, New Docs Reveal (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Eight years before COVID emerged, a journalist issued a prophetic warning that risky viral research could usher in "doomsday" and damage the reputation of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Anthony Fauci groused in an email to an aide about that warning, then instructed the aide to permanently…

  2. BizPac Review

    ‘Delete from the deleted file’: Fauci tried to destroy gain-of-function research email, new docs reveal (opens BizPac Review)

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    Eight years before COVID emerged, a journalist issued a prophetic warning that risky viral research could usher in “doomsday” and damage the reputation of the National Institutes […]

  3. The Daily Caller

    EXCLUSIVE: ‘Delete From The Deleted File’ — Fauci Tried To Destroy Gain-Of-Function Research Email, New Docs Reveal (opens The Daily Caller)

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    EXCLUSIVE: ‘Delete From The Deleted File’ — Fauci Tried To Destroy Gain-Of-Function Research Email, New Docs Reveal

  4. The National Pulse

    Fauci Accused of Attempting to Destroy Gain-of-Function Research Email. (opens The National Pulse)

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    Newly uncovered emails show Dr. Anthony Fauci instructed the deletion of sensitive communications regarding controversial gain-of-function research, raising questions about federal record-keeping violations.

  5. RealClear Investigations

    Fauci Tried To Destroy Gain-Of-Function Research Email (opens RealClear Investigations)

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    Emily Kopp, Daily Caller Anthony Fauci instructed an aide to permanently delete an email in apparent violation of federal record-keeping laws, new documents reveal.

  6. Revolver News

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