NEWS: Democrats are starting to join GOP calls for a more robust inquiry into the Covid lab-leak theory. The talks center on Senate Intel & the Senate health committee, and could pit lawmakers against the Biden admin which wants a WHO probe.
w/ @ErinBanco
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w/ @ErinBanco
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For the 1st time, Dems are entertaining arguments from GOP China hawks that the WH needs to exert diplomatic pressure on China to release data from the Wuhan lab.
“Understanding the origin & whether there was any nefarious activity in China is all part of that,” @timkaine says.
“Understanding the origin & whether there was any nefarious activity in China is all part of that,” @timkaine says.
Sen. Burr, who is uniquely situated atop the health & intel committees, tells me “it’s absolutely essential that we understand what we can about the origin — and the opinions on that are split about 50-50 right now.”
Of course, the U.S. might never be able to truly find out. And there are limits to what Congress can do. Lawmakers can’t get new intelligence or evidence from China, but they can seek documents & intelligence reports from the executive branch.
BIDEN on Covid origins: “I have now asked the Intelligence Community to redouble their efforts to collect and analyze information that could bring us closer to a definitive conclusion, & to report back to me in 90 days.”
Says animal transfer & lab leak are the 2 working theories
Says animal transfer & lab leak are the 2 working theories
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