BREAKING: CIA statement to @FoxNews on the active CIA employee testifying in the Senate Homeland Security Committee this AM on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic & a possible government coverup.
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) May 13, 2026
“The Committee acted in bad faith by subpoenaing an Agency officer for testimony…
Continues:
“The Committee acted in bad faith by subpoenaing an Agency officer for testimony today without notifying CIA, despite having already obtained closed-door testimony from the individual previously. The witness testifying today is not appearing as a whistleblower in pursuit of the truth, but instead in response to the subpoena issued by Chairman Paul.
This proceeding amounts to nothing more than dishonest political theater masquerading as a congressional hearing. As the CIA has already assessed, COVID-19 most likely originated from a lab leak, and efforts to undermine that conclusion are disingenuous.” – Liz Lyons, CIA Director of Public Affairs
*"Congressional correspondent for @foxnews in DC. 4x EMMY winner, 3x Edward R. Murrow winner, 4x RTNA Golden Mike winner.@Cronkite_ASU grad & SoCal native."
Also:
.@SenRandPaul: "CIA scientists from an early time…were concluding that a lab leak was the most likely hypothesis?"
— CSPAN (@cspan) May 13, 2026
CIA whistleblower James Erdman III: "There were agencies within the IC circulating papers…that said that all the conditions were present for a lab leak." pic.twitter.com/ozjQ59PORJ
We'll have more after the Memorial Day holiday.