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Former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, from left, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs David Feith and Mark Lowenthal, former Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Analysis and Production, are sworn in during a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic investigation of the origins of COVID-19, Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) — Photo by: Manuel Balce Ceneta
Former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, from left, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs David Feith and Mark Lowenthal, former Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Analysis and Production, are sworn in during a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic investigation of the origins of COVID-19, Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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