House Republicans Demand Biden Reverse ‘Shameful’ Obstruction of COVID Origins Investigation
Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee are formally demanding that President Joe Biden end the “stonewalling” of the investigation of the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic. “COVID-19 has now claimed the…
Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee are formally demanding that President Joe Biden end the “stonewalling” of the investigation of the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“COVID-19 has now claimed the lives of nearly 700,000 Americans since its emergence in Wuhan, China, in 2019, while the Chinese government remains uncooperative and deceptive about the virus’s origins,” the 10 Republicans wrote in a letter to Biden, which was dated Friday.
They called the intelligence community’s handling of its investigation into COVID-19’s origins “appalling.”
“The Committee has reviewed the resulting IC report and received a briefing from Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) personnel. Based on the IC’s appalling lack of transparency and the ODNI staff’s hostile response to simple questions, we have little confidence in the DNI’s report,” the letter stated.
In a Twitter post Tuesday, GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, a member of the committee, put it bluntly:
“Why is the Biden Administration stonewalling the investigation into COVID origins?” she wrote.
“The American people deserve ANSWERS – not more lies!” the congresswoman added.
The letter also addressed the Biden administration’s ongoing “stonewalling” of the investigation.