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Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.49 · baric_ti:utt:00375

Date: 2026-04-10 09:00 (day precision)
Type: transcript segment · interview
recipient: Christina Salazar, Harry Kazenoff, David T. Lambeth III, William Henderson, Clark Ervin, Jake Greenberg
speaker: Ralph S. Baric

Well, if she asked me to do it, then I would've done that, yes.

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2026-04-10 09:00 Christina Salazar open

Okay. But it wasn't added. Was there any reason why you would not have added it at that time?
2026-04-10 09:00 Ralph S. Baric open

Not that I know of.
2026-04-10 09:00 Christina Salazar open

Okay. So here's the email. Your response is dated November 7, 2015, and it's back to Dr. Shi. [Exhibit No. 1 shown.]
2026-04-10 09:00 Christina Salazar open

And you asked her, "Was work performed under these grants?" So did she not answer? Because it looks like the initial email was from Peter Daszak that same day and it says, "Urgent. Please acknowledge USAID DC.Scheduling@LexitasLegal.com PREDICT and our NIAID grant in the paper with Ralph Baric." And she does ask you to do that.
2026-04-10 09:00 Ralph S. Baric

Well, if she asked me to do it, then I would've done that, yes.
2026-04-10 09:00 Christina Salazar open

So is there a reason why that correction wasn't issued until 2020?
2026-04-10 09:00 Ralph S. Baric open

Not that I know of.
2026-04-10 09:00 Christina Salazar open

Okay. Was it an attempt conceal the USAID funding?
2026-04-10 09:00 Ralph S. Baric open

I don't know why I would have any interest in doing that.