GOP Lawmaker Demands Full Declassification of U.S. Report on COVID-19 Origins
- House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner criticized the ODNI for releasing a summary report instead of fully declassifying information on the possible link between COVID-19 and a Wuhan lab.
- Turner argues that classified information contradicts public statements, and wants all data from the probe into COVID-19's origins released.
- While a classified annex claims COVID-19 likely originated naturally or in a lab accident, Turner says it actually contradicts the ODNI's conclusions.
- Turner demands transparency and complete declassification of information relating to the origins of COVID-19, which he says is required by law.
- The DOE and FBI reportedly believe COVID-19 may have originated from an accidental leak at a lab, though the ODNI says natural spillover is also plausible.