“I forgot to say, there is no worry about FOIAs. I can either send stuff to Tony on his private email or hand it to him at work or at his house. He is too smart to let colleagues send him stuff that could cause trouble.'' Daszak, who ran the EcoHealth firm that obtained a federal grant to study coronaviruses in China, was debarred from receiving federal grant funding in 2025 after allegedly failing to disclose the grant's role in funding gain-of-function research on viruses. When sentenced on Nov. 12, Morens could face up to five years in prison.”

David Morens · said 2021-04-21 · reported 2026-08-19

An email dated April 21, 2021, in which Morens discussed avoiding FOIA requests by sending material to Fauci privately.