President Donald Trump’s Justice Department has secured another significant indictment.
According to a DOJnews release, 78-year-old David M. Morens, a former senior adviser to Anthony Fauci at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, faces charges of “conspiracy against the United States; destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in federal investigations; concealment, removal, or mutilation of records; and aiding and abetting.”
In short, Morens stands accused of dishonest and illegal activities designed to support a preferred narrative about COVID-19’s origins.
Early in the COVID pandemic, the dominant expert- and media-preferredtheoryheld that the virus likely originated in nature then transferred to humans. Bats in a Chinese wet market seemed the most probable culprit.
Over time, however, questions aroseabout the possible role of coronavirus research in China’sWuhan Institute of Virology.
Tuesday’s indictment alleged that Morens and others conspired to suppress those questions about the Wuhan Institute and to conceal their own communications from public scrutiny by conducting them via Morens’ personal Gmail account, thereby circumventing the Freedom of Information Act.
“These allegations represent a profound abuse of trust at a time when the American people needed it most — during the height of a global pandemic,” acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in the news release. “As alleged in the indictment, Dr. Morens and his co-conspirators deliberately concealed information and falsified records in an effort to suppress alternative theories regarding the origins of COVID-19.”
“Government officials have a solemn duty to provide honest, well-grounded facts and advice in service of the public interest — not to advance their own personal or ideological agendas,” Blanche added.
The indictment further alleged that Morens received “illegal gratuities” for his dishonest work.
In addition to Morens, the indictment described acts by individuals identified as “Co-Conspirator 1” and “Co-Conspirator 2.” Morens and Co-Conspirator 2 allegedly helped Co-Conspirator 1 restore a research grant pertaining to bat coronavirus — a grant that had been terminated following the emergence of questions about COVID-19’s possible origins in theWuhan Institute.
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