FBI director Kash Patel said in an interview this week that his agency made a "breakthrough" as it continues to investigate former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director Dr. Anthony Fauci, a key player in the U.S.'s early response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the same time, Patel cautioned that Fauci's critics from expecting too much.

"We just had a great breakthrough this week on Fauci,” Patel told podcaster Joe Rogan in an episode of "The Joe Rogan Experience" released Friday, explaining the FBI had recovered phones used by Fauci early in the pandemic.

"They had always been looking for phones and devices he used while he was back in Trump one [the first Trump administration] during COVID, and nobody had found it until two days ago."

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