They show CBP flagged Daszak as "an extremely high person of interest," built out a formal targeting event, and then stood down two days before his flight at the request of the FBI's New York Field Office. The National Targeting Center's own summary of the episode closes the matter in eight words: "FBI requested not to stop subject. An FBI request of this kind can reflect an active investigation the bureau does not want disturbed, an interest in protecting sources or methods, or a separate arrangement already in place. In January 2025 it formally debarred both EcoHealth and Daszak personally for five years. Daszak has never been charged with a crime, has consistently denied wrongdoing, and has argued the investigations were politically driven.