Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted) — page 62

DC.Scheduling@LexitasLegal.com possible options? Was it these are the likely options? This is one I think is more likely than not? DR. BARIC: Oh -- MS. SALAZAR: At that time did you have a position? DR. BARIC: Yes. I put it in that order. Most likely natural origin, I couldn't rule out laboratory escape. Genetic engineering was unlikely, but it needed to be reviewed by evolutionary biologists. MS. SALAZAR: Okay. And so you didn't speak on the February 1st call because of that presentation. DR. BARIC: That's correct. MS. SALAZAR: Okay. Were you there in your capacity? Were you on the February 1st call in your capacity as a member of the other group? DR. BARIC: No. MS. SALAZAR: I'm just trying to understand. DR. BARIC: I wish I could understand too. MS. SALAZAR: I mean, I find it very odd that there's no record, because we have records that have been FOIA'd. I mean, every other person there's some kind of record of them being invited. DR. BARIC: That's absolutely true. I looked at all my calendars. I looked at all of my emails for the House Subcommittee meeting, and I couldn't find how I knew about the meeting.