Fauci on China Lab Leak Theory: ‘Far out’ to Think China Would Endanger Its Own People

BERMAN There was an ░░░░░░░░ sent to you from ░░░░░░░░ executive at EcoHealth Alliance ░░░░░░░░ this is one of ░░░░░░░░ companies that funded some ░░░░░░░░ the research at the ░░░░░░░░ lab And this email ░░░░░░░░ you for basically saying ░░░░░░░░ believed that the origins ░░░░░░░░ the Coronavirus were natural ░░░░░░░░ email said quote I ░░░░░░░░ to say a personal ░░░░░░░░ you on behalf of ░░░░░░░░ staff and collaborators for ░░░░░░░░ standing up and stating ░░░░░░░░ the scientific evidence supports ░░░░░░░░ natural origin for Covid ░░░░░░░░ from a bat to ░░░░░░░░ spillover not a lab ░░░░░░░░ from the Wuhan Institute ░░░░░░░░ Virology That email was ░░░░░░░░ 18th Now there are ░░░░░░░░ of your critics who ░░░░░░░░ this shows you have ░░░░░░░░ cozy of a relationship ░░░░░░░░ the people behind the ░░░░░░░░ lab research What do ░░░░░░░░ say to that Fauci ░░░░░░░░ that s nonsense I ░░░░░░░░ t even see how ░░░░░░░░ get that from that ░░░░░░░░ That email was sent ░░░░░░░░ me from them I ░░░░░░░░ always said and will ░░░░░░░░ today to you John ░░░░░░░░ I still believe the ░░░░░░░░ likely origin is from ░░░░░░░░ animal species to a ░░░░░░░░ but I keep an ░░░░░░░░ open mind that if ░░░░░░░░ may be other origins ░░░░░░░░ that there may be ░░░░░░░░ reason it could have ░░░░░░░░ a lab leak I ░░░░░░░░ if you look historically ░░░░░░░░ happens in the animal ░░░░░░░░ interface that in fact ░░░░░░░░ more likelihood is that ░░░░░░░░ re dealing with a ░░░░░░░░ of species But I ░░░░░░░░ an open mind all ░░░░░░░░ time And that s ░░░░░░░░ reason why I have ░░░░░░░░ public that we should ░░░░░░░░ to look for the ░░░░░░░░ That email in no ░░░░░░░░ you can misconstrue it ░░░░░░░░ you want that email ░░░░░░░░ from a person to ░░░░░░░░ saying thank you for ░░░░░░░░ it is he thought ░░░░░░░░ said And I said ░░░░░░░░ I think the most ░░░░░░░░ origin is a jumping ░░░░░░░░ species I still do ░░░░░░░░ it is at the ░░░░░░░░ time as I m ░░░░░░░░ an open mind that ░░░░░░░░ might be a lab ░░░░░░░░ BERMAN There was an ░░░░░░░░ on April 16th an ░░░░░░░░ exchange between you and ░░░░░░░░ Director Frances Collins The ░░░░░░░░ sent to you said ░░░░░░░░ theory gains momentum And ░░░░░░░░ again was the idea ░░░░░░░░ the lab leak Those ░░░░░░░░ though as you can ░░░░░░░░ on the screen or ░░░░░░░░ can see on the ░░░░░░░░ was all redacted between ░░░░░░░░ and Frances Collins Fauci ░░░░░░░░ BERMAN Do you happen ░░░░░░░░ remember Do you remember ░░░░░░░░ Fauci You know John ░░░░░░░░ they only took about ░░░░░░░░ 000 emails from me ░░░░░░░░ course I remember I ░░░░░░░░ all 10 000 of ░░░░░░░░ Give me a break ░░░░░░░░ BERMAN But to be ░░░░░░░░ you re saying you ░░░░░░░░ t remember or you ░░░░░░░░ t tell us but ░░░░░░░░ was in the body ░░░░░░░░ that exchange Fauci I ░░░░░░░░ I don t remember ░░░░░░░░ s in that redacted ░░░░░░░░ I mean the idea ░░░░░░░░ think is quite far ░░░░░░░░ that the Chinese deliberately ░░░░░░░░ something so that they ░░░░░░░░ kill themselves as well ░░░░░░░░ other people I think ░░░░░░░░ s a bit far ░░░░░░░░ John.”