Outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released a trove of files Friday detailing Dr. Anthony Fauci’s role in the COVID-19 pandemic — showing that officials protected him from a whistleblower complaint alleging he lied to Congress about “gain of function” research after he suggested pangolins were to blame for the outbreak that killed millions. Read more at https://nypost.com/2026/06/19/us-news/anthony-fauci-gave-millions-in-taxpayer-dollars-to-fund-wuhan-lab-research-tulsi-gabbard/ The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Check out our three new podcasts: NYNext (week): https://www.youtube.com/@nynext1 Pod Force One with MIranda Devine (weekly): https://www.youtube.com/@PodForce1 NY POSTcast (daily): https://www.youtube.com/@NYPOSTcast Get The Post’s latest headlines everyday with our Morning Report newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/NYPOSTSIGNUP Catch the latest news at http://www.nypost.com. Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost
