On her last day as intelligence director, Tulsi Gabbard released documents claiming Fauci lied under oath and helped cover up the COVID lab-leak origin — big news for COVID critics, but unlikely to bring any real punishment.

• The files say Fauci funded risky bat-virus research in Wuhan, then worked to hide that the virus likely leaked from that lab.
• They also claim he lied to Congress in 2024 about talking to intelligence officials, and that whistleblowers were punished for objecting.
• Accountability looks unlikely: Biden pardoned Fauci on his way out, and overturning that would need a near-impossible Supreme Court fight over whether an autopen signature counts.
• The only realistic path is a state-level case, with Florida's DeSantis floated as the one who might try it.
• Foreign action is dismissed too, since blaming the virus would mean confronting China, which no one wants to do.

Outlook: The revelations will fuel anger but probably lead to no charges, while the fight over the pardon's validity may surface in court.