Newly uncovered emails reveal Dr. Anthony Fauci explicitly directed NIH employees to delete official records, directly contradicting his sworn testimony before Congress and potentially exposing him to perjury charges.
Story Highlights
- Emails show Fauci repeatedly told NIH staff, “Please delete this e-mail after you read it,” in February and July 2020.
- Fauci testified under oath in June 2024 that he never deleted records or obstructed FOIA requests.
- Senator Rand Paul has re-referred Fauci to the DOJ for criminal prosecution and demands new Congressional testimony.
- The Senate Homeland Security Committee obtained the damning emails that expose the contradiction.
Smoking Gun Evidence Emerges
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee obtained emails that show Dr. Anthony Fauci directing the destruction of official government records during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On February 2, 2020, Fauci sent an email to then-NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins with the explicit instruction: “Please delete this e-mail after you read it.”
He repeated this same directive to another NIH employee on July 20, 2020. These communications occurred during critical months when Americans were demanding transparency about the government’s pandemic response and the origins of the virus.
The timing of these deletion orders is particularly troubling. February 2020 marked the early stages of the pandemic when questions about the virus’s origins were already emerging.
July 2020 came as congressional oversight was intensifying and Freedom of Information Act requests were pouring in. Fauci’s instructions to delete communications suggest a deliberate effort to conceal information from public scrutiny and congressional investigators.
Perjury Under Oath
During his June 2024 testimony before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, Fauci was asked directly about deleting records and obstructing FOIA requests. Under oath, he categorically denied both activities.
This sworn testimony now stands in stark contradiction to the documentary evidence obtained by the Senate committee. Federal perjury statutes carry severe penalties, including up to five years in prison for knowingly making false statements under oath to Congress.
Senator Rand Paul, who has been Fauci’s most persistent congressional critic, immediately recognized the significance of these revelations.
In his letter to Fauci, Paul stated: “These documents suggest your direct involvement in efforts to conceal information related to the Committee’s investigation and appear to contradict your previous testimony before Congress.”
The evidence appears ironclad, with Fauci’s own written words contradicting his sworn statements before the American people.
Criminal Referral and Congressional Demands
Paul has now re-referred Fauci to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution, marking an escalation in the accountability effort. The senator’s office has also demanded that Fauci appear before Congress again, providing available dates in October, November, and December 2025.
This represents a critical test for the new Trump administration’s commitment to holding deep state actors accountable for their actions during the previous administration’s chaotic pandemic response.
The criminal referral gains additional weight under the current political climate. Unlike the previous administration, which showed little appetite for prosecuting its own officials, the Trump DOJ may take a more aggressive approach to investigating potential crimes committed by Biden-era bureaucrats.
The documentary evidence makes this case particularly strong, as it relies on Fauci’s own written communications rather than disputed interpretations of complex scientific data.
Broader Implications for Government Transparency
This scandal extends far beyond the potential perjury of one individual. It exposes a culture of secrecy and obstruction that characterized the federal government’s pandemic response under the previous administration.
When unelected bureaucrats believe they can destroy official records with impunity, it strikes at the heart of constitutional government and the people’s right to know how their tax dollars are spent and their lives are governed.
The revelation also vindicates those who questioned the official pandemic narrative from the beginning. Americans who demanded transparency about COVID-19’s origins, questioned lockdown policies, or challenged vaccine mandates were dismissed as conspiracy theorists.
Now we see that the very officials demanding public compliance were simultaneously working to hide their communications from public view. This betrayal of public trust deserves the full force of legal accountability, and Congress must ensure that no stone is left unturned in pursuing justice.
Sources:
The Washington Times – Emails show Fauci ordered documents destroyed, lied to Congress: Rand Paul
The Washington Times – Fauci ordered NIH employees destroy records despite telling Congress
Congress.gov – House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Meeting Documents
