David Morens

“This is sent from my gmail account. Please send all replies here To gmail ... There are things I cant say except [Senior NIAID official 1] is aware and I have learned that there are ongoing efforts within NIH to steer through this with minimal damage to you, [Co-Conspirator 1], and colleagues, and to nih and niaid,”

David Morens · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19

An email Morens sent to a colleague instructing them to reply via his personal Gmail account, revealed by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic.

“I learned from your FOIA lady here now how to make emails disappeared when I am FOIA'ed but before the search starts, so I think we are all safe. Plus, I deleted most of these earlier emails after sending them to Gmail,”

David Morens · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19

An email Morens wrote to EcoHealth Alliance President Peter Daszak in 2021 describing how to make emails disappear before a FOIA search.

“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.