Rand Paul has renewed his allegations surrounding the origins of COVID-19, claiming that testimony from a CIA whistleblower supports long-standing accusations of a government cover-up tied to the pandemic.
In a series of posts on X, the Republican senator said a whistleblower appeared before his committee and alleged that officials within the U.S. intelligence community suppressed information pointing to a possible lab origin of the coronavirus outbreak.
“Today, a CIA whistleblower sat before my committee and confirmed what I've said for years: government officials, including Dr. Fauci, deliberately misled the American people about the origins of COVID-19,” Paul wrote. “This is not a conspiracy theory. This is sworn testimony.”
Paul further alleged that U.S. taxpayer money funded gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and accused former top U.S. infectious disease official Anthony Fauci of denying that connection under oath.
“The evidence says otherwise,” Paul said, adding that the whistleblower described “a coordinated effort inside the intelligence community to suppress dissenting views on COVID's origins.”
According to the senator, a January 2020 intelligence briefing flagging a possible Wuhan lab origin was allegedly buried and never disclosed publicly. He also accused federal agencies of deleting records and obstructing investigations linked to the pandemic's origins.
“Emails show a deliberate campaign to silence scientists who questioned the narrative. This is not incompetence. This is a cover-up. And it cost lives,” Paul said.
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The senator said he had subpoenaed 14 federal agencies seeking records tied to COVID-19 origins and gain-of-function research. He also reiterated previous calls for criminal prosecution of Fauci over allegations that he misled Congress.
Paul additionally alleged that USAID routed $54 million to EcoHealth Alliance for coronavirus-related research involving Wuhan-based laboratories.
He also questioned the legality of former U.S. President Joe Biden allegedly granting a pardon to Fauci using an autopen signature.
“The only way to test it is for the DOJ to charge someone covered by one of these pardons,” Paul wrote. “I have a suggestion for the test case: Dr. Anthony Fauci.”
Paul concluded his remarks by calling for “full transparency and real accountability” over the pandemic response and the handling of COVID-19 origin investigations.
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