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Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), pp.60-61 · baric_ti:utt:00487

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

We will redact that. I don't want there to be any confusion. We've looked at NARA documents that are publicly available online that mention the ODNI DC.Scheduling@LexitasLegal.com Biological Science Expert Group. And this isn't on you, but there's this secrecy about this group that has caused a lot of confusion and frustration probably among you, as well. But this isn't classified, and I am fine to hold back our questions, generally, on that until later, even ones that aren't classified, just so everyone feels comfortable. But we will be going through a classification review of that transcript, and it's not classified, so I just want to flag that. But I think we have made it public, sir. Are you at least comfortable talking about the presentation here, the presentation that was given? It was public.

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We've looked at NARA documents that are publicly available online that mention the ODNI DC.Scheduling@LexitasLegal.com Biological Science Expert Group.	own voice, substantive	speaker_own	asserts
But we will be going through a classification review of that transcript, and it's not classified, so I just want to flag that.	own voice, substantive	speaker_own	asserts

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We've looked at NARA documents that are publicly available online that mention the ODNI DC.Scheduling@LexitasLegal.com Biological Science Expert Group.

own voice, substantive

speaker_own

asserts

But we will be going through a classification review of that transcript, and it's not classified, so I just want to flag that.

own voice, substantive

speaker_own

asserts

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2026-04-10 09:00 Christina Salazar open

Right.
2026-04-10 09:00 Ralph S. Baric open

also stepped down from that committee at some point. I don't remember the exact date, but he stepped down from it, yeah.
2026-04-10 09:00 Christina Salazar open

Also we've confirmed --
2026-04-10 09:00 Ralph S. Baric open

I'm sorry I just mentioned his name, if you'd redact that.
2026-04-10 09:00 Christina Salazar

We will redact that. I don't want there to be any confusion. We've looked at NARA documents that are publicly available online that mention the ODNI DC.Scheduling@LexitasLegal.com Biological Science Expert Group. And this isn't on you, but there's this secrecy about this group that has caused a lot of confusion and frustration probably among you, as well. But this isn't classified, and I am fine to hold back our questions, generally, on that until later, even ones that aren't classified, just so everyone feels comfortable. But we will be going through a classification review of that transcript, and it's not classified, so I just want to flag that. But I think we have made it public, sir. Are you at least comfortable talking about the presentation here, the presentation that was given? It was public.
2026-04-10 09:00 Clark Ervin open

I think it would be better to discuss it in the classified session, since there's going to be a classified session anyway.
2026-04-10 09:00 Christina Salazar open

Okay.
2026-04-10 09:00 Clark Ervin open

We have 4 1/2 hours --
2026-04-10 09:00 Christina Salazar open

Can I just ask, that presentation, did you present three different potential origin options?

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