Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted) — page 49

DC.Scheduling@LexitasLegal.com PREDICT and our NIAID grant in the paper with Ralph Baric." And she does ask you to do that. DR. BARIC: Well, if she asked me to do it, then I would've done that, yes. MS. SALAZAR: So is there a reason why that correction wasn't issued until 2020? DR. BARIC: Not that I know of. MS. SALAZAR: Okay. Was it an attempt conceal the USAID funding? DR. BARIC: I don't know why I would have any interest in doing that. MS. SALAZAR: Okay. Was that the only USAID -- I mean, part of this is it's hard for us to understand, too, because it seems like there are different funding streams that all contribute, for very different work, and, you know, I don't know if you're familiar with my boss's questions to Samantha Power on this, but he asked her if USAID funding had ever -- let's see, I have it here. I don't want to misstate it -- I mean, he said, "Does USAID fund gain-of-function research? We have no evidence that USAID has funded gain-of-function research, and we certainly have not authorized gain-of-function research." Then Senator Paul talked about the paper, and her response was that she just said, unequivocally, that USAID has not authorized gain-of-function research. Do you agree with