Emails Show Fauci Directed Email Deletions Contradicting Sworn Testimony

Newly released emails from February 2020 reveal that Dr. Anthony Fauci, then director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, instructed colleagues, including NIH Director Francis Collins, to delete emails, contradicting his 2024 sworn testimony before Congress in which he denied ever obstructing records requests or deleting official documents. These emails were published by Sen. Rand Paul, who chairs the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which has been investigating the origins of COVID-19 and related federal research funding. Paul alleges Fauci's actions indicate an attempt to conceal information relevant to the committee's investigation and has demanded Fauci provide additional unredacted communications and testify again before the end of 2025. The emails also show Fauci and other officials sought to manage public discussion about COVID-19's origins by involving the World Health Organization to control narratives and counter conspiracy theories. Fauci's directives to delete emails and his efforts to shape the discourse on COVID-19's origin have intensified scrutiny over his pandemic response and transparency. Fauci has not yet responded to requests for comment on these revelations.