Submitted by United States Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana
“This working paper concluded that there was insufficient evidence to discount Covid-19’s creation in a laboratory . . . Given the pandemic’s implications for public health, national security, and global stability[,] it is imperative to ensure all pertinent intelligence was accurately conveyed to senior policy makers.”
WASHINGTON (January 6, 2025) – Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) wrote the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Inspector General Jeremy Kirkland regarding the results of the National Center for Medical Intelligence’s (NCMI) study into the origins of Covid-19. The senator is seeking answers about whether or not the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) determined that the NCMI appropriately included the results of its study in briefings to the president and policy makers.
“In May of 2020 NCMI’s research into Covid-19’s origins was outlined in a working paper from NCMI scientists Commander Jean-Paul Chretien and Dr. Greg Cutlip. This working paper concluded that there was insufficient evidence to discount Covid-19’s creation in a laboratory,” Kennedy wrote.
“However, recent reporting has stated that NCMI’s research was not included in reports given to President Biden. The same reporting stated that Inspector General’s office opened an inquiry to determine whether NCMI’s conclusion was mishandled or suppressed. The results of this inquiry have not been made public,” he continued.
“Given the pandemic’s implications for public health, national security, and global stability[,] it is imperative to ensure all pertinent intelligence was accurately conveyed to senior policy makers. This OIG inquiry is critical in making this determination,” the senator concluded.
Kennedy asked the OIG to provide answers about whether the office completed its inquiry into the NCMI’s handling of the study, and if results from any of NCMI’s studies—or any other report that concluded that Covid-19 was manipulated in a laboratory—was mishandled or suppressed in reports to President Biden or other policy makers.
The full letter is available here.
