US COVID chief Fauci's ex-adviser admits plot to hide COVID-19 origin records

Former advisor to US COVID chief Anthony Fauci pleaded guilty to conspiring to hide federal records about COVID-19 origin research. Prosecutors said David Morens made efforts to help restore a controversial bat‑coronavirus grant and counter ⁠the narrative that COVID-19 leaked from a lab. He's accused of using his personal Gmail to do government business and evade Freedom of Information Act.