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Former Fauci adviser Dr. David Morens pleads guilty to concealing COVID-related records
NPR • • nation
Key Points:
- Dr. David Morens, former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States by concealing federal records related to coronavirus research.
- Morens was indicted for allegedly using his personal email to hide email exchanges about coronavirus research instead of his government email.
- The coronavirus research has been a focus of controversy, with some Republicans claiming without evidence that the virus originated from a lab in China and accusing Fauci and Morens of a cover-up, which both scientists deny.
- Fauci was not charged but faces potential criminal prosecution after being held in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions; experts warn these actions may undermine science and scientists in the U.S.
- Morens, 78, faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine at his sentencing in November.
