A classified scientific analysis pointing to COVID-19's laboratory origins was kept from President Biden during a crucial 2021 intelligence briefing.

According to HotAir, both FBI microbiologist Dr. Jason Bannan and three Defense Intelligence Agency scientists had concluded through genomic analysis that the virus showed clear signs of laboratory manipulation.

Yet, their findings were excluded from the presidential briefing that ultimately favored a natural origin theory. The revelation comes from a Wall Street Journal investigation that uncovered how key scientific evidence supporting the lab-leak hypothesis was systematically sidelined.

Three scientists at the National Center for Medical Intelligence (NCMI) - John Hardham, Robert Cutlip, and Jean-Paul Chretien - conducted detailed genomic studies showing specific modifications to the virus's spike protein matched techniques previously documented in Chinese research papers.

Critical Scientific Evidence Points To Laboratory Origins

The NCMI scientists' analysis revealed that segments of the virus's spike protein, which enables it to infect human cells, bore hallmarks of laboratory manipulation techniques developed at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV). Their findings align with a 2008 Chinese scientific paper describing similar gain-of-function research methods employed at the facility.

FBI microbiologist Dr. Jason Bannan had independently reached similar conclusions about the virus's artificial origins. Despite being the only agency asserting a lab origin with "moderate confidence," the FBI was notably absent from the presidential briefing. Bannan himself expressed surprise at being excluded from presenting his evidence directly to President Biden.

The suppression of these scientific analyses occurred despite known security deficiencies at the WIV facility, where coronavirus research was being conducted with funding support from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

White House Briefing Excludes Key Scientific Perspectives

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines led the August 24, 2021 briefing to President Biden, presenting a conclusion that favored natural origins with "low confidence." This assessment came from the National Intelligence Council and four intelligence agencies.

According to Bannan's first on-the-record interview on the matter:

Being the only agency that assessed that a laboratory origin was more likely, and the agency that expressed the highest level of confidence in its analysis of the source of the pandemic, we anticipated the FBI would be asked to attend the briefing. I find it surprising that the White House didn't ask.

The briefing's selective presentation of evidence effectively buried compelling scientific data that could have dramatically shifted the narrative about COVID-19's origins and influenced U.S.-China relations.

Political Considerations Shape Pandemic Origin Narrative

The Biden administration's apparent reluctance to confront China over the virus's origins may have stemmed from broader political objectives. The administration sought to differentiate itself from former President Trump's confrontational approach to China, possibly influenced by various factors, including Biden's family business interests in China.

Instead of addressing mounting evidence for laboratory origins, the administration continued promoting the zoonotic transfer theory despite lacking concrete support. This position was reinforced through collaboration with State Department-funded censorship groups that worked to discredit alternative viewpoints as conspiracy theories.

These efforts successfully controlled the narrative for three years, with the truth only now emerging as administrative changes approach. The incoming administration is expected to gain access to these previously suppressed records and findings.

Investigation Revelations Reshape COVID Origin Understanding

The comprehensive investigation has exposed a pattern of deliberate information suppression that shaped public understanding of the pandemic's origins. Multiple scientific experts within various intelligence agencies had reached similar conclusions about the virus's laboratory origins through independent analyses.

The convergence of evidence from both the FBI's biological warfare experts and the NCMI's genomic scientists presents a compelling case for laboratory manipulation. Their findings directly connected specific viral characteristics to documented research techniques from the Wuhan facility.

These revelations raise serious questions about the transparency of the intelligence review process and the role of political considerations in shaping official narratives about the pandemic's origins.

Truth Emerges As Political Landscape Shifts

The deliberate suppression of scientific evidence pointing to COVID-19's laboratory origins has finally come to light through recent investigations and witness testimonies. Key scientific analyses from both FBI and Defense Intelligence Agency experts were systematically excluded from crucial presidential briefings in 2021 despite offering compelling evidence of laboratory manipulation in the virus's structure.

The Biden administration's decision to promote a natural origin theory while suppressing contradictory evidence appears linked to broader political objectives regarding U.S.-China relations. This systematic information control, supported by various government-funded censorship efforts, successfully maintained the preferred narrative for three years until recent political changes enabled these revelations to surface.