Casey Harper (Center Square)
A Republican-led congressional committee says the scientist and top adviser to Anthony Fauci used his personal email to hide evidence related to the origins of COVID-19.
Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the Special Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, sent the following: letter We request additional information about these communications from the National Emerging Infectious Disease Institute.
“The Select Subcommittee is now aware of potential additional attempts by Dr. (David) Morens to destroy public transparency,” the letter said. “Specifically, the Select Subcommittee was made aware of allegations that there were communications between Dr. Morens and you regarding EcoHealth Alliance.
“This communication includes Dr. “(David) Morens’ personal Gmail account contains emails sent to you and Dr. Peter Daszak of EcoHealth,” the letter added.
Critics say that by using a personal email account, Morens was able to avoid having his email obtained in official records requests.
At least some of the email exchanges relayed by the whistleblower were with Dr. Peter Daszak, who heads EcoHealth, a controversial research group accused of playing a role in the creation of COVID-19.
The federal government has denied claims that EcoHealth, which is partly funded by taxpayers, played a role in the origins of COVID-19.
EcoHealth is an American non-profit research company that uses taxpayer-funded grants to conduct coronavirus research.
Federal records show EcoHealth was conducting coronavirus research on bats in China when the pandemic broke out.
Like the central square before reportedThe same group has received millions of dollars in taxpayer funding from the federal government over the past decade to study coronaviruses that originate in animals and in some cases can be transmitted to humans, according to a federal grants database.
The most controversial part of the investigation is whether EcoHealth Alliance’s research has anything to do with making the coronavirus more dangerous to humans.
As lawmakers look into the matter, they’ve raised more questions.
“In a letter sent today to Dr. Keusch and Boston University, Chairman Wenstrup is requesting the production of all documents and communications related to his correspondence with Dr. Morens, Dr. Daszak, and other individuals and entities with knowledge of and access to the origins of COVID-19. . data,” Wenstrup’s office said. “This letter continues our investigation into possible concealment of COVID-19 source information by U.S. public health officials.”
Since initial reports of these emails, EcoHealth has issued a statement denying many of the claims and releasing the original emails in question to the News. release.
“These reports do not reveal the full content of the emails in question, but they allege they are part of a cover-up or represent inappropriate communications,” the group said in a statement. “Contrary to news reports, they clearly show that EcoHealth Alliance is properly communicating with senior staff at NIH or those who previously worked at NIH to explore ways to reinstate the suspended grant after it was unexpectedly and arbitrarily terminated. Onerous conditions. NIH has since reinstated the grant, and EcoHealth Alliance is now conducting critical scientific research under this grant to prevent future pandemics.”
In particular, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., weighed in on the issue, saying more than a dozen federal agencies were aware of federally funded research being conducted in China to make the coronavirus more dangerous. .
“The newly obtained documents confirm once again that Fauci lied about COVID-19. Fauci’s NIH lab partnered with Wuhan in 2018 on a proposal to engineer a highly contagious coronavirus.” Paul wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “But he was not alone. Fifteen government agencies knew about this and said nothing. “The American people deserve answers.”
Syndicated with permission from The Center Square.
