Liz Lyons
@CIASpox
Official account of CIA Spokesperson
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The Committee acted in bad faith by subpoenaing an Agency officer for testimony today without notifying CIA, despite having already obtained closed-door testimony from the individual previously. The witness testifying today is not appearing as a whistleblower in pursuit of the truth, but instead in response to the subpoena issued by Chairman Paul.
This proceeding amounts to nothing more than dishonest political theater masquerading as a congressional hearing. As the CIA has already assessed, COVID-19 most likely originated from a lab leak, and efforts to undermine that conclusion are disingenuous.
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While the Intelligence Community does not have anything comparable to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, former officers should remember the oath and commitment they made while serving at CIA, and conduct themselves accordingly— even long after they leave. Senator Slotkin’s assertion that CIA officers are receiving illegal orders and should therefore refuse to follow them is now, by her own admission, without basis and recklessly false. Unfortunately, she has now joined the ranks of disgraced former intelligence officers — including the ‘51 spies who lied’ — who’ve abused their IC credentials to advance a malicious and disingenuous political agenda.
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