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Rick Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, testifies before a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing to discuss protecting scientific integrity in response to the coronavirus outbreak, Thursday, May 14, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP)

Rick Bright: Trump’s lack of cooperation ‘very likely can’ delay vaccine roll-out

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 14, 2020, file pool photo Rick Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, testifies before a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing to discuss protecting scientific integrity in response to the coronavirus outbreak on Capitol Hill in Washington. Bright, a government whistleblower ousted from a leading role in battling COVID-19, alleged Thursday, June 25, that the Trump administration has intensified its campaign to punish him for revealing shortcomings in the U.S. response. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP, File)

Virus whistleblower alleges retribution has only intensified

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

Richard Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, testifies before a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing to discuss protecting scientific integrity in response to the coronavirus outbreak, Thursday, May 14, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP)

Richard Bright, coronavirus whistleblower, warns House panel: U.S. could face ‘darkest winter’

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this image provided by Public Health Emergency, a department of Health and Human Services, Rick Bright is shown in his official photo from April 27, 2017, in Washington. Bright filed a complaint May 5, 2020, with the Office of Special Counsel, a government agency responsible for whistleblower complaints. He’s the former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. Bright alleges he was removed from his job and reassigned to a lesser role because he resisted political pressure to allow widespread use of hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug favored by President Donald Trump. (Health and Human Services via AP)

Lawyers: Investigators recommend whistleblower is reinstated

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

In this image provided by Public Health Emergency, a department of Health and Human Services, Rick Bright is shown in his official photo from April 27, 2017, in Washington. Bright filed a complaint May 5, 2020, with the Office of Special Counsel, a government agency responsible for whistleblower complaints. He’s the former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. Bright alleges he was removed from his job and reassigned to a lesser role because he resisted political pressure to allow widespread use of hydroxychloroquine, a malaria drug favored by President Donald Trump. (Health and Human Services via AP)

Senior scientist says administration ignored virus warnings

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and MICHAEL BALSAMO and COLLEEN LONG - Associated Press

FILE - This Tuesday, April 7, 2020 file photo shows a bottle of hydroxychloroquine tablets in Texas City, Texas. On Friday, April 24, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned doctors against prescribing the malaria drug to treat COVID-19 outside of hospitals or research settings. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Whistleblower: US failed to prepare, sought quick virus fix

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and MICHAEL BALSAMO and COLLEEN LONG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, April 23, 2020 file photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., walks to her office after signing the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, H.R. 266, after it passed the House on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Friday, April 24, 2020, The Associated Press reported on a social media posts circulating online incorrectly asserting Worst pandemic in 100 years, what does Congress do? Takes a paid vacation. Congressional leaders from both parties have been in Washington to hammer out deals in recent days. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Democrats to probe Dr. Rick Bright’s claims of retaliation, Pelosi says

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

This Monday, April 6, 2020 file photo shows an arrangement of hydroxychloroquine pills in Las Vegas. According to a study released on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, the malaria drug widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus showed no benefit in an analysis of its use in U.S. veterans hospitals. There were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care, researchers report. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Probe sought in Trump administration’s ouster of scientist

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

President Donald Trump listens as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Tuesday, April 21, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Rick Bright, BARDA director, claims political retaliation over hydroxychloroquine opposition

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

French lab scientists in hazmat gear inserting liquid in test tube manipulate potentially infected patient samples at Pasteur Institute in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. Scientists at the Pasteur Institute developed and shared a quick test for the new virus that is spreading worldwide, and are using genetic information about the coronavirus to develop a potential vaccine and treatments. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Coronavirus vaccine effort gets Trump administration boost

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times