FBI Recovers Fauci COVID-Era Devices Amid Multiple Pandemic Origin Probes

FBI Director Kash Patel announced on "The Joe Rogan Experience" that the FBI, with assistance from Senator Rand Paul and other Senate investigators, has recovered Dr. Anthony Fauci's phones and electronic devices from the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic during the Trump administration. This discovery represents a significant breakthrough in ongoing investigations into the origins of COVID-19 and allegations of federal records concealment and misleading statements by Fauci and his team. Multiple FBI investigations have been opened across three field offices to examine the concealment of records and potential misinformation about the pandemic's origins. Patel cautioned that the content of the devices might be incomplete or deleted but emphasized the public importance of the find. Fauci, who received a preemptive pardon from President Biden covering his tenure as NIAID director and COVID-19 advisor, has faced accusations from President Trump and others of misleading the public and mishandling the pandemic response. The recovered communications could prove pivotal in verifying claims about Fauci's conduct and the federal government's handling of the pandemic.