And, and it was not a bribe. But what I will say, okay, the people, they were rewarded for their work. They didn't know they were going to get it. They were not. As the CIA has already assessed, COVID 19 most likely originated from the lab leak. And efforts to undermine that conclusion are disingenuous. I am calling on CIA Director Radcliffe and this person to apologize to Chairman Paul and this committee. This is not political theater. (06:49–06:52)
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