VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-19
“The FBI uncovered that Morens, Co-Conspirator 1, Co-Conspirator 2, and others conspired during the COVID-19 pandemic to defraud the United States after the National Institutes of Health terminated Co-Conspirator 1’s grant,”
Kash Patel · said 2026-08-18 · reported 2026-08-19
Patel described the FBI's findings about the conspiracy in the same X post.
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