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Acting AG Todd Blanche @DAGToddBlanche - Thanks to @USAO_MD Kelly Hayes and her team for their outstanding work on this important case. A Grand Jury returned an indictment against Dr. David Morens, a former senior official at NIAID, for allegedly conspiring to conceal federal records, evade Freedom of Information Act requirements, and suppress dissenting scientific views regarding the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This can never happen again, and this prosecution sends a clear message: those who hold positions of public trust must uphold the highest standards of integrity and transparency.
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U.S. Department of Justice @TheJusticeDept
Former Senior NIAID Official Indicted for Concealing Federal Records During COVID-19 Pandemic
“These allegations represent a profound abuse of trust at a time when the American people needed it most — during the height of a global pandemic,” said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. “As alleged in the indictment, Dr. Morens and his co-conspirators deliberately concealed information and falsified records in an effort to suppress alternative theories regarding the origins of COVID-19. Government officials have a solemn duty to provide honest, well-grounded facts and advice in service of the public interest — not to advance their own personal or ideological agendas.”
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https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-senior-niaid-official-indicted-concealing-federal-records-during-covid-19-pandemic-0
https://x.com/DAGToddBlanche/status/2049169896874074546

Acting AG Todd Blanche @DAGToddBlanche - This lawsuit is on behalf of a single person who walks in the vicinity of the White House once a month and expects to dislike the East Wing’s new design. The passing aesthetic gripe of a single person cannot possibly justify delaying the construction of a secure facility for the President to do his job.
https://x.com/DAGToddBlanche/status/2048488591144157219

Acting Secretary Keith Sonderling @Sonderling47 - At @USDOL, we’re eliminating confusion on joint employment standards to deliver clear, consistent options for workers and businesses in the franchise industry.
Read my op-ed on how our Joint Employer Rule helps American workers and business alike:
https://fortune.com/2026/04/28/joint-employer-rule-labor-department-flsa-sonderling-proposed-rule/