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Federal Prosecutions of Viral Research Scientists
The Trump administration has increased prosecutions and scrutiny of federal scientists conducting viral research, including charges against NIH researcher Vincent Munster for importing specimens without proper documentation. Congressional hearings, led by Senator Rand Paul, are examining allegations of improper gain-of-function research funding and oversight, with Dr. Anthony Fauci scheduled to testify about U.S. involvement in viral research.
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2026-08-01
2026-07-30
2026-07-29
- Battacharya speaks on Fauci's diary, COVID-19
- Dr. Fauci, the Lockdown Czar, just won’t go away
- Beyond the Covid origins: Fauci’s pandemic diary reveals a starstruck Julia Roberts and Trump gasping for oxygen
- Put a Lock on It, Fauci
- Anthony Fauci again faces questions from Senate Republicans about pandemic origins
- Ex-Trump health official shocked by Fauci’s ‘unabashed narcissism’ from diaries
2026-07-28
- Legacy media covers Anthony Fauci diary by criticizing Donald Trump instead of Fauci's dishonesty
- Secrets of 'America's doctor' finally exposed: MARK HALPERIN digs deep into Anthony Fauci's 1,100 page COVID diary to reveal his real motives
- Doctor discusses potential COVID origin after Dr. Anthony Fauci's diary release
- Six key issues we’re watching at Fauci’s hearing
- 5 takeaways on Fauci’s diaries during COVID-19 response
- Anthony Fauci diary entries set social media ablaze as critics mock, condemn behavior
- The Unmaking of Anthony Fauci
- Anthony Fauci’s pandemic-era diary entries
- Fauci, in Private Diary, Reflected on Covid’s Origins and His Own Fame
- Fauci diaries, released by Sen. Paul, touch on COVID origins, Trump
- Fauci's diary shows he fed questions to journalists, built friendships with media figures
- RFK Jr says Fauci prioritized 'getting on TV' over public health after revealing diary release
- Entries from Dr. Anthony Fauci's diary released
- Rand Paul releases Anthony Fauci's pandemic-era diary notes. Here's what they tell us
- Rand Paul releases Anthony Fauci's pandemic-era diary notes. Here's what they tell us
2026-07-27
- Sen. Ron Johnson on released Fauci diary entries
- Anthony Fauci admits in diary to COVID talks with indicted adviser he once disavowed
- Fauci’s diary revealed: Wet market not origins of COVID
- Dr. Anthony Fauci ruled out Wuhan market origin for COVID-19 in private diary entries
- Miranda Devine: Anthony Fauci was the ‘big head’ of COVID response
- Dr Anthony Fauci's embarrassing obsession with fame and celebrities is revealed in secret unearthed diary entries... as he bragged about meeting A-listers while Americans died from Covid
2026-07-26
- Inside Fauci's private diary: What he wrote about Trump, TV personalities and celebrities
- Inside Fauci's private diary: What he wrote about Trump, TV personalities and celebrities
- Dr. Fauci’s bizarre fame fixation as COVID deaths mounted revealed in newly released diaries
- GOP senator ahead of Fauci testimony: ‘I don’t expect to get much out of him’
- Fauci's newly released COVID diaries reveal bizarre fixation on fame as pandemic deaths mounted
- Fauci's newly released COVID diaries reveal bizarre fixation on fame as pandemic deaths mounted