Christina Salazar

But we haven't had a chance to engage directly, but your team has provided us documents, and we appreciate that.

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.10 · original PDF · in context

The other day DC.Scheduling@LexitasLegal.com I accidentally went on Twitter, and there was a debate on Twitter again over whether it was a lab leak or not, renewed debate.

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.10 · original PDF · in context

And I wanted to just start -- I know this may be a loaded question, but is there anything from that testimony that you would like to, off the bat, clarify or generally -- and we may talk about that today, but I just wanted to see if there was any portions of that testimony that you wanted to clarify or provide any DC.Scheduling@LexitasLegal.com statements on.

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.11 · original PDF · in context

So that was a topic of, and I'm sure you've read the FOIAs about you since, a topic of great discussion.

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.25 · original PDF · in context

One of the calendar invites that we have says that the purpose of the discussion, for you coming in, was to discuss basic research that is gain-of-function, that will further understanding of coronaviruses and corona vaccine development, and two, to address the slowness of the U.S. government P3CO process.

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.27 · original PDF · in context

But from your House testimony it sounded like that wasn't necessarily what was discussed.

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.28 · original PDF · in context

I mean, we see -- and again, these have been FOIA'd -- there's a spur of sending out that paper, within hours, to multiple different people.

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.32 · original PDF · in context

I'm going to read you -- again, this has been FOIA'd -- he sent, in a Slack message, and I'm just going to read it out loud.

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.35 · original PDF · in context

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.

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.49 · original PDF · in context

We've had this conversation with -- and this isn't on you, but, you know, people like to talk about it like it's classified.

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.59 · original PDF · in context

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

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.60 · original PDF · in context

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

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.60 · original PDF · in context

I mean, I find it very odd that there's no record, because we have records that have been FOIA'd.

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.62 · original PDF · in context

There's some that believe that you may have been a reviewer of Proximal Origins.

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.75 · original PDF · in context

So I've seen SADS come up a lot when people are talking about pan-corona vaccines.

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.84 · original PDF · in context

And so Peter Daszak was there, and we have some emails that suggest that Zhengli Shi was also in DC.Scheduling@LexitasLegal.com the group.

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.89 · original PDF · in context

So the DARPA DEFUSE proposal has obviously been the subject of a lot of discussion.

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.90 · original PDF · in context

But this grant, I mean, especially with all the conversations of the furin cleavage site, I mean, nothing about that grant.

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.91 · original PDF · in context

This proposal -- because this is the first time I'm hearing that -- because, I mean, PREEMPT, there were grants that were funded.

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.95 · original PDF · in context

But this is the first time I'm hearing that the actual call, the BAA was asking for --

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.95 · original PDF · in context

So is it only gain-of-function in that scenario if you know it's --

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.102 · original PDF · in context

So are you saying that all of the other entities that were awarded grants --

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.104 · original PDF · in context

I mean, you were not awarded, but there was discussion post the denial about doing a smaller proposal, separating it out.

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.104 · original PDF · in context

The only gain-of-function that you have ever done or been involved in is the one that you received an exemption for.

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.112 · original PDF · in context

The Prophecy program was exploring the evolution of viruses in the hope of predicting viral mutations and ultimately developing drugs and vaccines in advance of need.

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.113 · original PDF · in context

Pangolin coronavirus was the original material, and the transmittal fee to reimburse the provider for preparation and distribution costs amount is zero.

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.117 · original PDF · in context

For just me, I just want everyone to have on the record that the document that I am looking at is unclassified.

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.128 · original PDF · in context

I understand it was partially uploaded and then it was under embargo.

Baric Transcribed Interview (Redacted), p.137 · original PDF · in context