On the recordApril 17, 2023
My informed assessment... is that a lab leak is the only explanation credibly supported by our intelligence.
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congress.govMy informed assessment... is that a lab leak is the only explanation credibly supported by our intelligence.
Ratcliffe asserts that evidence strongly supports the lab leak theory for COVID-19's origins.
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