A bombshell report from the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic has revealed that the Department of Justice (DOJ) secretly launched a grand jury investigation into EcoHealth Alliance, a U.S.-based nonprofit linked to funding research at China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV). Released on Monday, the 520-page report sheds light on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and critiques government responses, including mask mandates and social distancing policies.

The DOJ’s investigation reportedly focused on EcoHealth Alliance’s use of American taxpayer dollars to fund gain-of-function research at the WIV, a lab suspected of leaking the virus that caused the global pandemic. The inquiry included subpoenas for genetic sequences of EcoHealth’s research on coronaviruses and emails between its president, Dr. Peter Daszak, and WIV researcher Dr. Shi Zhengli, also known as the “bat lady.”

Internal emails from EcoHealth’s legal team revealed attempts to avoid discussing the federal probe publicly, further fueling speculation about the nonprofit’s role in funding controversial research. The subcommittee also confirmed that EcoHealth violated terms of its grant agreements with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), leading to the suspension of funding.

The report recommends that EcoHealth Alliance and Daszak should “never again receive U.S. taxpayer dollars.”

The subcommittee’s investigation concluded that COVID-19 “most likely emerged from a laboratory in Wuhan, China,” citing biological characteristics of the virus that suggest it was not naturally occurring. The report also noted that researchers at the WIV exhibited symptoms consistent with COVID-19 months before the virus was detected at Wuhan’s wet market.

“By nearly all measures of science, if there was evidence of a natural origin, it would have already surfaced,” the report states.

The report also scrutinized the U.S. government’s pandemic response, including lockdowns, social distancing guidelines, and mask mandates. It found no conclusive evidence that masks effectively protected Americans from the virus and criticized social distancing measures as “not based on science.”

“Prolonged lockdowns caused immeasurable harm to not only the American economy but also to the mental and physical health of Americans, with a particularly negative effect on younger citizens,” the report stated.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, admitted in testimony that social distancing guidance “sort of just appeared,” further undermining confidence in pandemic policies.

The report highlights long-term consequences of pandemic policies, including skyrocketing unemployment, permanent business closures, and academic setbacks for children. It also emphasizes a growing distrust in public health leadership, stating that future pandemic responses must prioritize transparency and accountability.

The findings add to calls for greater scrutiny of U.S. funding for gain-of-function research and the need for stricter oversight of federal grant recipients. A spokesman for House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) vowed to continue pursuing withheld records related to the pandemic’s origins.

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