Americans deserve the truth, and finally, the FBI under Deputy Director Dan Bongino is promising to deliver it. In a powerful statement released this week, Bongino confirmed that the bureau is actively examining the possibility of a deliberate cover-up surrounding the origins of COVID-19. This announcement comes at a crucial moment, as a newly identified strain of the virus, labeled NB.1.8.1, is beginning to crop up across several U.S. states.
“As we read and process reports of a new COVID strain emerging, I want you to know that we are actively investigating, in multiple field offices, the cover-up of the origin of the COVID virus, along with associated matters requiring our attention,” Bongino declared publicly. “The American people deserve answers.”
For years, conservatives have sounded the alarm about the Wuhan lab and China’s potential culpability in unleashing COVID-19 upon the world. In 2023, then-FBI Director Christopher Wray admitted that the agency assessed with “moderate confidence” that the virus likely originated from a laboratory incident in Wuhan, China. Yet, despite this admission, we have seen slow-walking and obstruction by bureaucrats and political actors bent on protecting their own reputations and ideological agendas.
Now, under President Trump’s leadership and with Bongino—a former NYPD officer and Secret Service agent—at the helm alongside FBI Director Kash Patel, we finally have hope for transparency and accountability. Bongino’s statement represents a long-overdue acknowledgment by federal law enforcement of the need to investigate the origins of the pandemic without political interference.
Of course, the usual suspects are already crying foul. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former White House health advisor, predictably denies any wrongdoing, dismissing accusations of concealment as “entirely false.” But Fauci’s credibility has long since worn thin with Americans who watched as he flip-flopped on masks, lockdowns, and vaccine mandates. The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic continues to scrutinize early public health messaging, suspecting that officials deliberately downplayed the lab leak theory to avoid diplomatic friction with China—and perhaps to shield certain domestic political interests.
The American people have every right to question the narratives we’ve been fed by government health officials, legacy media, and Big Tech platforms. For too long, anyone daring to suggest that COVID-19 was the product of a laboratory accident—or worse, intentional manipulation—was labeled a conspiracy theorist, censored, or ostracized. Yet, as more evidence emerges, what was dismissed as a fringe theory is now recognized as a plausible scenario, even by intelligence agencies.
Bongino’s bold leadership and the FBI’s renewed commitment to transparency represent a crucial turning point. We must be vigilant, however, because entrenched bureaucrats and partisan hacks will surely resist every step of the way. It is imperative that Congress and the American public hold their feet to the fire, ensuring this investigation proceeds without delay or interference.
This isn’t just about assigning blame—it’s about national security and public trust. If China, or anyone else, sought to conceal vital information about a global pandemic, we must identify and respond to that threat decisively. President Trump’s America First agenda demands a strong response to adversaries who put our health, economy, and national security at risk.
Ultimately, the FBI’s investigation under Bongino’s watchful eye is about restoring accountability and trust. Americans deserve to know what happened and why. We deserve to understand who benefited from obscuring the truth and who must be held responsible. This is not a partisan issue—it’s an American one. And our nation’s future depends upon finally uncovering the truth about COVID-19 and ensuring that such a catastrophe never happens again.
