Sen. Rand Paul on Monday called for the Biden administration to declassify documents reportedly showing the Energy Department assessing COVID-19 likely originated from a Chinese lab leak.
in Wuhan, China, was widely dismissed as a conspiracy theory and"misinformation" by Democrats, major news outlets, scientists, and social media companies in the early stages of the pandemic.
Paul was hardly the only Republican lawmakers to call for answers and accountability following news of the Energy Department's assessment., demanding apologies from those who dismissed the lab leak theory and for China to be held accountable. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks at a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on July 20, 2021 in Washington, D.C.Beyond the FBI and Energy Department, the National Intelligence Council and four other agencies assess at"low confidence" that the COVID-19 pandemic originated due to natural transmission from an infected animal, while the CIA and another unnamed agency are undecided, according to the Wall Street Journal.
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan was asked about the Journal's report during a Sunday appearance on CNN. "There is a variety of views in the intelligence community. Some elements in the intelligence community have reached conclusions on one side, some on the other. A number of them have said they just don’t have enough information to be sure," said Sullivan."Here's what I can tell you: President Biden has directed repeatedly every element of our intelligence community to put effort and resources behind getting to the bottom of this question.
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