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Is Biden silencing the world's premier spy agency over COVID?
Fox News
Why are some in the U.S. government – and in particular within the Biden administration – so loath to acknowledge that the lab leak theory is not only probable, but nearly a certainty?
John Ratcliffe served as the 6th U.S. Director of National Intelligence during the Trump administration. A Republican, he represented Texas' Fourth Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives from 2015 - 2020.
We would know, because we have never wavered in our assessment that a lab leak is the only explanation that has ever been credibly supported by the intelligence, science and common sense – both during and since our time in the office that oversees the entire U.S. intelligence community.
During a Senate confirmation hearing in 2020 – the first in-person Senate hearing after the pandemic began – one of us (Mr. Ratcliffe) promised publicly to, upon confirmation, ensure the intelligence community was "laser focused" on getting to the bottom of the virus’ origins. Once in office, we worked with partners across the intelligence community to make this issue a priority.