Morning Jolt: U.S. Intelligence Community: Sorry, COVID-19’s Origin Remains a Mystery

On the menu today: The U.S. intelligence community's review into the origins of COVID-19 is due to be presented to the president today, and the early indication is that our best spies, analysts, and experts are shrugging and concluding they can't clear up much. But the circumstantial evidence pointing to a lab leak is now overwhelming.

U.S. Intelligence Drops the COVID Ball Again

Gee, thanks a lot, U.S. intelligence community:

President Joe Biden is set to be briefed on the U.S. intelligence community's investigation into how COVID-19 started, with the report likely to disappoint in delivering clear answers about the deadly pandemic's origin in China.

. . . Three U.S. government officials and a fourth person familiar with the scope of the investigation said they did not expect the review to lead to firm conclusions after China stymied earlier international efforts to gather key information on the ground.

Instead, one official said the report would likely point to additional lines of inquiry ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY August 24 2021 WITH JIM GERAGHTY August 24 2021 U.S. Intelligence Community: Sorry, COVID-19's Origin Remains a Mystery On the menu today: The U.S. intelligence community's review into the origins of COVID-19 is due to be presented to the president today, and the early indication is that our best spies, analysts, and experts are shrugging and concluding they can't clear up much. But the circumstantial evidence pointing to a lab leak is now overwhelming. U.S. Intelligence Drops the COVID Ball Again Gee, thanks a lot, U.S. intelligence community: President Joe Biden is set to be briefed on the U.S. intelligence community's investigation into how COVID-19 started, with the report likely to disappoint in delivering clear answers about the deadly pandemic's origin in China. . . . Three U.S. government officials and a fourth person familiar with the scope of the investigation said they did not expect the review to lead to firm conclusions after China stymied earlier international efforts to gather key information on the ground. Instead, one official said the report would likely point to additional lines of inquiry ...   READ MORE

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