{"id":2616110,"date":"2026-06-19T09:37:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T13:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tulsi-gabbard-drops-pandemic-bombshell-on-last-day-as-dni-fauci-lied-about-virus-intimidated-dissenters\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T09:39:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T13:39:34","slug":"tulsi-gabbard-drops-pandemic-bombshell-on-last-day-as-dni-fauci-lied-about-virus-intimidated-dissenters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tulsi-gabbard-drops-pandemic-bombshell-on-last-day-as-dni-fauci-lied-about-virus-intimidated-dissenters\/","title":{"rendered":"Tulsi Gabbard Drops Pandemic Bombshell on Last Day as DNI: Fauci Lied About Virus, Intimidated Dissenters"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftulsi-gabbard-drops-pandemic-bombshell-on-last-day-as-dni-fauci-lied-about-virus-intimidated-dissenters%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2616110&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A document released by outgoing National intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard alleges that Dr. Anthony Fauci suppressed the COVID-19 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-cotton-responds-to-ex-cdc-chiefs-belief-that-pandemic-started-in-lab-this-was-never-a-conspiracy-theory\/\" title=\"Tom Cotton Responds To Ex-CDC Chief\u2019s Belief That ... Started In Lab: \u2018This Was Never A Conspiracy Theory\u2019\">lab leak theory<\/a> and misled Congress. Gabbard&#8217;s release includes evidence suggesting Fauci used U.S. taxpayer funds to support risky gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and collaborated with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-cia-pick-was-president-of-think-tank-that-took-millions-from-chinese-communist-party-tied-entities-report\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s CIA Pick Was President Of Think Tank That Took Millions From Chinese Communist Party-Tied Entities: Report\">intelligence officials<\/a> while publicly denying such connections. She claims fauci influenced intelligence assessments to favor the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-johnson-presses-fauci-to-explain-seemingly-shifting-position-on-ccp-virus-origin\/\" title=\"Sen. Johnson Presses ... to Explain Seemingly Shifting Position on CCP Virus Origin\">natural origin theory<\/a> and suppressed dissenting views, with some whistleblowers facing retaliation. gabbard asserts Fauci lied under oath during congressional hearings and helped establish a small circle of scientists whose findings aligned with his narrative, effectively silencing alternative perspectives. The documents also indicate that former President Biden issued a preemptive pardon to Fauci.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released a trove of documents Thursday night that she said proved Dr. Anthony Fauci suppressed the COVID lab leak theory and later lied to Congress about it.<\/p>\n<p>On her final day on the job, Gabbard posted a video on X announcing the release.<\/p>\n<p>She said that Fauci \u201cprovided millions in U.S. taxpayer dollars to fund dangerous gain-of-function research on bat coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odni.gov\/index.php\/newsroom\/press-releases\/press-releases-2026\/4166-pr-11-26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a> d by Gabbard, documents prove Fauci worked closely with intelligence officials during COVID while publicly playing the role of an independent scientific voice.<\/p>\n<p>Per Gabbard, Fauci played a central role in shaping intelligence assessments about the origins of COVID.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today, on my final day as Director of National Intelligence, I\u2019m releasing never-before-seen communications and documents exposing how Dr. Fauci provided millions in US taxpayer dollars to fund dangerous gain-of-function research at the Wuhan lab, worked with politicized elements\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZMdliW4zyS\">pic.twitter.com\/ZMdliW4zyS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DNI Tulsi Gabbard (@DNIGabbard) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DNIGabbard\/status\/2067792184753938484?\">June 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFauci was the behind-the-scenes advisor who, with his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/of-course-democrats-support-abortion-on-demand-until-the-moment-of-birth\/\" title=\"Democrats unequivocally support a woman&#039;s right to choose abortion throughout pregnancy.\">hand-picked experts<\/a>, pushed the IC to endorse a natural, animal origin to hide his dangerous research,\u201d she said in the release.<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cFauci became the nation\u2019s pandemic \u2018pundit\u2019 and publicly pushed lies, disinformation, and censorship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In her press release, Gabbard also said that Fauci lied to Congress and tried to retaliate against voices who did not buy the official lines about the virus:<\/p>\n<p><em>The correspondence released today directly contradicts Fauci\u2019s 2024 testimony to the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In that hearing, while under oath, Fauci was repeatedly asked whether he spoke to \u201cFBI, CIA, DIA or any U.S. intelligence agency concerning viral research\u201d before, during, or after the pandemic. Fauci repeatedly dodged the questions, before falsely stating, \u201cnot to my knowledge about COVID.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Testimony from multiple whistleblowers reveals intelligence analysts who challenged Fauci\u2019s COVID-origin conclusions faced threat of retaliation, were marginalized, and often suffered career setbacks. This silenced dissent and fostered a culture where truth was sacrificed to conformity and credible evidence was buried.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>According to Gabbard\u2019s office, Fauci also helped create a system in which the same small group of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >government-backed scientists repeatedly influenced intelligence findings<\/a> about COVID\u2019s origins.<\/p>\n<p>Those findings were then used publicly to argue against the lab leak theory.<\/p>\n<p>The release claimed intelligence officials routinely accepted Fauci\u2019s recommendations and relied on experts who agreed with him.<\/p>\n<p>You can read the trove of documents <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odni.gov\/index.php\/newsroom\/reports-publications\/reports-publications-2026\/4165-fauci-funded-wuhan-lab-research-that-sparked-covid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Joe Biden issued a preemptive pardon to Fauci the day before he left office.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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