Chairman Paul Launches “The Reading Room,” a Public Archive of the Committee’s Ongoing COVID-19 Origins Investigations

Chairman Paul Launches “The Reading Room,” a Public Archive of the Committee’s Ongoing COVID-19 Origins Investigations New online hub will release primary-source documents, transcribed interviews, and internal correspondence as the Committee’s investigation continues. WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, today launched The Reading Room, a new public-facing repository of records related to his ongoing investigation into the origins of COVID-19 and federally funded gain-of-function research. The Reading Room is live now at www.paul.senate.gov/readingroom and will be updated on a rolling basis as new material is released. The site’s launch includes newly released documents showing that CBP built a formal targeting action to question the President of EcoHealth Alliance, Peter Daszak, on his return from the WHO’s COVID-19 origins mission — before the FBI stepped in and asked agents to stand down. The site also includes releases from the Chairman earlier this year, including documents showing the intelligence community was in contact with Dr. Baric years before the pandemic and records tracing Dr. Fauci’s connections to the national security and intelligence apparatus back to 2003. “For years, Americans were told a lab origin wasn’t just unlikely — it was dismissed outright by the very people funding and reviewing this research,” said Chairman Paul. “These documents tell a different story. The public deserves to see the record for themselves, not just the conclusions handed down by the people who had the most to lose if the truth came out. That’s what The Reading Room is for.” Chairman Paul intends to continue releasing documents from his investigation on a rolling basis as his work continues. Additional case files will be added to The Reading Room in the coming days and weeks. ### Related posts: Senator Rand Paul Joins Push for School Choice Sens. Paul, Booker Participate In Sullivan University Forum On REDEEM Act Sens. Paul And Boxer Announce The Invest In Transportation Act Sens. Paul and Booker Re-introduce the REDEEM Act