Speaking with podcast host Patrick Bet-David recently, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem casually dropped what many might consider enormously shocking news and grounds for immediate, decisive consequences to be meted out to the alleged perpetrators:
I just found the other day a whole room on this [DHS headquarters] campus that was a secret SCIF secure facility that had files nobody knew existed. So we just happened to have an employee walk by a door and wonder what it was. And started asking questions. We went there. There was individuals working in there that had secret files that nobody knew about on some of these most controversial topics like that. And now I’ve got that turned over to attorneys, and we’re getting to the bottom of what exactly happened there…
You know, we have CBP, which is Customs and Border Protection. They know every traveler that comes into this country, every good that comes in, they’re the ones who assess and collect all of the tariffs. But the information that they had on travelers that came in during COVID, what are national labs, which I also have national labs under my jurisdiction. There are scientists that participated with that Wuhan lab. How they were traveling back and forth between each other, and working on those experiments. It’s been eye-opening…
Some of my own employees in my department have downloaded software on my phone and my laptop to spy on me, to record our meetings. They had done that to several of the politicals. And so we ended up bringing in people, and that was something that if you didn’t have those technology experts here in the department… it would still be happening today. ..
I always believed when people talked about the deep state before that it existed. I never would have dreamed that it was as bad as it is… I’m still every day trying to dig out people who don’t love America, that not just work at this department, but also work throughout the federal government.
DHS Secretary @KristiNoem: We have unreleased intel on U.S. scientists traveling to and from Wuhan lab prior to COVID pic.twitter.com/agud6NLRG3
— Ben Bartee (@BenBartee) March 1, 2026
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Excuse me?
Some follow-ups might be in order:
- Madame Secretary, who were the people inside the Department illegally bugging you and other political appointees’ personal devices? What are their names? Were they foreign intelligence assets? Have they been referred to the DOJ for prosecution?
- What were they planning on doing with the information they gathered? Blackmail? Espionage?
- Who were the scientists traveling back and forth from Wuhan immediately prior to COVID and working on gain-of-function? Are they being investigated or prosecuted by the DOJ?
- Have you brought these matters to the attention of the president? If so, what has he said or done about them?
I don’t know about anyone else, but it gets extremely monotonous seeing these members of the administration — elected largely on the promise to #DraintheSwamp — go on podcast after podcast to talk about all of the nefarious Deep State activities they’ve uncovered in their official capacities in the DHS, FBI, etc. And, yet, we haven’t seen one single successful prosecution of any of these people.
The Comey prosecution, which should have been a slam-dunk, fell apart almost immediately, and nothing else has been forthcoming in the way of Deep State prosecutions.
The key point to consider with regard to Noem’s specific claims about American scientists’ alleged secret work on illicit gain-of-function research in Wuhan is that no one in the know could plausibly conclude that that type of research, definitely outsourced to offshore labs but very probably occurring right here on American soil, has concluded.
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In fact, White Coat Waste Project recently obtained a November 2025 biosafety report filed by NIH reporting the “theft, loss, or release involving select agents or toxins” at its Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML), known to conduct gain-of-function research, the specific details of which have not been released to the public.
Via Independent Newsroom (emphasis added):
Documents obtained by the animal research watchdog group White Coat Waste Project reveal that the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) reported a possible theft, loss, or release of a highly regulated select biological agent in November 2025.
According to the lab’s November 2025 biosafety report, under the section for “Biological Incidents to Report,” RML documented: “Form 3 reported to Federal Select Agent Program on 11/13/2025.”This entry refers to USDA-CDC Form 3, the mandatory notification form used by registered facilities to alert the Federal Select Agent Program — a joint program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) — of any theft, loss, or release involving select agents or toxins. These substances are classified as posing a severe threat to public health, animal health, or plant health and are subject to strict federal oversight.
Select agents include some of the world’s most dangerous pathogens and toxins, such as anthrax, plague, foot-and-mouth disease, Ebola, and others capable of causing widespread harm or death. Federal regulations require immediate reporting of such incidents, with a complete Form 3 submission typically due within days of discovery. The reports help authorities assess risks, contain potential exposures, and investigate circumstances.
No additional public details have emerged regarding the specific agent involved, the nature of the incident (whether theft, loss, or release), any potential exposures, containment measures taken, or outcomes. The NIH and RML have not issued public statements on the matter as of the latest available information.
Located in Hamilton, Montana, RML is a high-containment biomedical research facility operated by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) — formerly led by Dr. Anthony Fauci. The lab specializes in studying dangerous pathogens, often through high-risk animal experiments in Biosafety Level 3 and 4 facilities. Its work includes research on emerging infectious diseases, with the goal of developing countermeasures like vaccines and treatments.
