Oh, this came from just, you know, bats at the wet market. We know in writing, he said early on, we know for a fact this did not originate in the wet market. The wet market simply amplified [the COVID virus], but it did not originate there. So why did he plead the fifth? Because if he repeated that lie, he would immediately be confronted with his diary and he would be asked, were you lying when you told Congress the opposite? (23:09–23:14)
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Asserts that the wet market only amplified the COVID virus, which did not originate there.
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