As recently as January 2025, U.S. Intelligence planned new independent COVID origins panel—despite years of investigation U.S. intelligence officials considered the COVID-19 origins question unresolved enough to plan an independent expert panel as recently as January 2025. The CIA shifted to favoring a lab-leak origin with low confidence, citing no new intelligence but a re-evaluation of existing evidence. China continues to block independent access to Wuhan data, preventing any conclusive determination. The ODNI memo, obtained through a USRTK FOIA lawsuit, reveals that two intelligence agencies changed their confidence levels due to new reporting—though details remain redacted. Congressional mandates requiring declassification…

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