WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden on Monday signed a invoice that requires Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines to declassify data associated to the origins of COVID-19, the White House stated.
Biden stated he shared Congress’ objective of releasing as a lot data as doable in regards to the origin of COVID-19. However, he stated his administration would preserve nationwide safety in thoughts when deciding what to launch.
“In implementing this legislation, my administration will declassify and share as much of that information as possible, consistent with my constitutional authority to protect against the disclosure of information that would harm national security,” Biden stated in an announcement.
The invoice handed unanimously within the Senate and House of Representatives earlier than being despatched to the White House.
Washington has been conducting a extremely politicized debate in regards to the origins of the coronavirus pandemic nearly because the first human instances had been reported within the Chinese metropolis of Wuhan in late 2019, amid calls from each Biden’s fellow Democrats and Republicans to push again tougher in opposition to a rising China.
The debate was refueled final month, when the Wall Street Journal reported that the US Energy Department had assessed with low confidence that the pandemic doubtless arose from a Chinese laboratory leak, an evaluation Beijing denies.
However, there has not been a definitive conclusion from the US Intelligence Community on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. — Reuters
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