WASHINGTON – FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Tuesday (Feb 28) the agency has assessed that a leak from a laboratory in Wuhan, China, likely caused the Covid-19 pandemic. '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 Fox News. His comments follow...
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray testifies before a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Worldwide Threats to the Homeland on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Nov 15, 2022.WASHINGTON – FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Tuesday the agency has assessed that a leak from a laboratory in Wuhan, China, likely caused the Covid-19 pandemic.
His comments follow a Wall Street Journal report on Sunday that the US Energy Department has assessed with low confidence the pandemic resulted from an unintended lab leak in China.
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