Gabbard Releases Documents on Fauci’s Alleged Role in Wuhan Lab Research Linked to COVID

‘It’s time the American people learn the real story,’ National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard said.
Published: 6/19/2026, 12:10:59 AM EDT
Gabbard Releases Documents on Fauci’s Alleged Role in Wuhan Lab Research Linked to COVID
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard in Washington on Dec. 2, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

Outgoing National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard on June 18 released documents exposing Dr. Anthony Fauci’s alleged role in directing U.S. funding for “dangerous gain-of-function research” at a Wuhan lab linked to the origin of the COVID-19 virus.

Gabbard said in a video statement posted on X that the documents indicate that Fauci, who previously headed the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, tried to conceal the virus’s lab-leak origins and made false statements to Congress while under oath in 2024.

“The tactics used to hide the truth are straight from the deep state playbook: politicized self-serving leaders like Dr. Fauci covered up their own wrongdoing and abuses of power, manipulated intelligence, lied to Congress, and undermined a duly elected President by restricting his access to vital facts needed to keep the country safe.

“It’s time the American people learn the real story,” Gabbard said in a statement released by her office.
This story is developing and will be updated.