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Lab Leak Docs and Pardon Powers
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Newly declassified documents are fueling a heated debate over COVID-19’s origins, pointing to possible cover-ups involving gain-of-function research and key government figures like Dr. Fauci. Legal experts warn that while presidential pardons carry broad authority, their application here—covering decades of potential misconduct—is unprecedented and legally murky. Crucially, federal pardons don’t shield against state charges, and statutes of limitation may still allow prosecution if crimes involved ongoing conspiracies. Beyond origin theories, officials could face obstruction or false statement charges if they knowingly hid evidence or silenced whistleblowers—though proving such misconduct demands ironclad evidence.
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