Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray made a number of claims during his most recent interview with Bret Baier of Fox News. Most notably, he said that the origin of the deadly COVID-19 virus spread was “most likely a potential lab incident” in Wuhan, China. Wray did not dig deeper into his claims because he says that the bureau’s investigation is still ongoing and certain details are still privileged.
“So as you note, Bret, the FBI has for quite some time now assessed that the origins of the pandemic are most likely a potential lab incident in Wuhan,” Wray told Baier.
Wray did not stop there. He went on to claim that members of the Chinese government may be inhibiting the investigation of the matter.
“I will just make the observation that the Chinese government, it seems to me, has been doing its best to try to thwart and obfuscate the work here. The work that we’re doing, the work that our U.S. government and close foreign partners are doing,” Wray continued.
Wray is not the only government official or entity to comment on the origin of the COVID-19 virus. In late February, the Department of Energy determined with “low confidence” that a lab leak in China may have kickstarted the pandemic. Also, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan was asked about the matter during an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union.
“There is a variety of views in the intelligence community. Some elements of the intelligence community have reached conclusions on one side, some on the other. A number of them have said they just don’t have enough information to be sure,” Sullivan said.
“Here’s what I can tell you. President Biden has directed, repeatedly, every element of our intelligence community to put effort and resources behind getting to the bottom of this question. But, right now, there is not a definitive answer that has emerged from the intelligence community on this question.”
