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COVID-19 origins

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Rand Paul releases Fauci pandemic diaries showing early market doubts

Jul 29, 2026

The segment discusses newly released Fauci diary entries from early 2020, obtained and shared by Sen. Rand Paul ahead of Fauci's Senate Homeland Security testimony. It highlights private notes indicating Fauci viewed the Wuhan market as an amplifier rather than source, and a conference call where most scientists leaned toward possible lab features. Guests Dr. Richard Ebright and Gary Ruskin argue the documents show NIH-funded gain-of-function research at Wuhan created SARS-CoV-2 in violation of policy, that Fauci misled the public and Congress, and that he interfered with CIA assessments favoring lab origin.

▶ Source: NewsNation

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Gabbard declassifies docs alleging Fauci role in Wuhan research funding, origins cover-up

Jun 19, 2026

The segment covers DNI Tulsi Gabbard's June 18, 2026 release of declassified documents on her final day in office, alleging Fauci oversaw US taxpayer funding for gain-of-function research at Wuhan Institute of Virology and manipulated intelligence to hide lab-leak origins of COVID-19. Rand Paul praises the release and reiterates calls for DOJ prosecution. Hosts debate accountability, Fauci's mask/distancing statements, Biden's 2025 pardon, and whether evidence supports charges. One host asserts lab leak is proven; another notes ongoing uncertainty and scientific community nuance.

▶ Source: The Hill