Fauci's NIAID emails are released, revealing use of a personal account

BuzzFeed News and Washington Post published over 3,000 pages of NIAID emails released under FOIA on June 3, 2021, revealing that Anthony Fauci had communicated about COVID-19 origins and laboratory hypothesis in early 2020. The release showed Fauci received a February 2020 briefing noting features of the virus that some scientists found consistent with laboratory manipulation. Congressional Republicans demanded further records; subsequent requests targeted subordinate officials including senior adviser David Morens.