former dni head john ratcliffe will testify today. he says it's the only explanation.the hearing starts in 30 minutes. first there is this. sounding the alarm on government surveillance. elon musk says your government had full access to your private tweets whether you knew it or not. that's just the tip of this

former director of national intelligence john ratcliffe says a lab leak is only explanation for covid-19 during the second house committee on origins of the pandemic. watch. >> my informed assessment as a person with as much access as anyone to our government intelligence during the initial year of the pandemic has been and continues to be that lab leak is only explanation supported by our intelligence, by science and by common sense. >> todd: new report released by roger marshall says there could have been two lab leaks in china. the report reads most likely this was two leaks, including lab leak in september-october 2019 timeframe, as early as july or august, we conclubded china started vaccine development in november of 2019 and other lab leak seems to be the mosts sensible explanation. john ratcliffe said analysts from the cia kept quiet about the true origins of covid-19 because they didn't want to agree with former president trump. >> internally, national and electoral politics were influencing the analysis of our intelligence on china within the ic as reflected in the january 6

maria: former director of national intelligence, john ratcliffe.and then the extent of the biden family's business deals with communist china. >> right now we have 9, but i believe in the end that number will be at least 12. i mean, this was the biden family influence peddling scheme. maria: wisconsin republican senator ron johnson is here with more on his finds and the national security -- findings and the national security implications as china continues its march towards global dominance. stay with us. ♪ health insurance commercial. take 1. cut! cut! one more. i got this. cut! take 37. cut! i don't actually play tennis. i'm just an actor in a commercial. most insurance companies don't know me. but humana does. when i was diagnosed with copd, they helped me to manage it and keep my medication costs low. even got me playing harmonica to help my lungs. motorcycle scene. take 1. i can't ride this thing either. better care begins with listening. humana. a more human way to healthcare. out here, you're more than just a landowner. you're a gardener. a

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john ratcliffe with us today.the army has identified the nine soldiers killed in the horrific helicopter crash last week. the helicopters went down wednesday night near fort campbell. family members spoke to fox this weekend. >> he was the best brother anyone would ask for. we shared a room up until -- >> brothers sharing a room. >> all the time. the best person ever. >> he was very loyal. he was scuba certified. we are so proud of him. he was so proud of that. an eagle scout, soldier, paramedic, flight medic. most of all he was just my son. our son. and a brother. >> bill: tough to hear. hang tough in kentucky. law enforcement in l.a. sounding the alarm over a new county supervisor's proposal. why public safety in the blue city could take another hit. lsu wins big. the game and then celebration came with a bit of controversy. clay travis on what the big fuss is all about. he is next. we must finally hold social media companies accountable. it's time to pass bipartisan legislation to stop big tech from collecting

john ratcliffe. we have heard so many experts over the past 24 hours say there must be a need to know. i think we can all agree on that. but if he is working in i.t., you go looking for young people when you are looking for people to do coding or to fix your technology. there must be a better system before you grant someone access to that. the question is what is the solution after you think about this today? >> well, i understand the need for a clearance to work on the equipment. that's what he did. he was a communication specialist who set things up and did i.t. work. there is a need to have a clearance for that but not access to the information on that system let alone finished products from the joint staff and c.i.a. i have two immediate concerns right now we need to find out through the f.b.i. and investigators is what is the scope and scale of the release so we can get a better handle on that and close up all the -- everything that's open. secondly, why did he do it? is anybody else involved? t

. >> bill: reaction, john ratcliffe. peter doocy and we begin in boston with alexis mcadams. >> good morning from boston. we expect the suspected libellinger in court for the first time in a federal courthouse in boston and hear what charges he is facing here. very serious charges after the ongoing investigation. it comes as the d.o.j. tries to figure out how a 21-year-old with a high school diploma got his hands on top secret document. video we've been talking about. the 21-year-old was arrested 30 miles outside of boston. they raided his house yesterday. the f.b.i. arrested the massachusetts air national guardsman at the house he shares with his home outside the city. it shows teixeira wearing red shorts and green t-shirt walking down the driveway as federal agents waited with weapons drawn. the f.b.i. raided that house as the u.s. government investigates what's being called the biggest national security breach in at least a decade. neighbors are shocked. >> i went to high school with him and knew of him. good kid. not

intelligence john ratcliffe on why the indictment was dropped just four months before the first gop primaryate for election 2024, less than a year away from the iowa caucus. and house administration if committee chairman bryan steil on alvin bragg's pushback of republicans. then, the ten other lawsuits waiting for donald trump after this. president trump's response from one of his lawyers is here. then the two tiers of justice as hunter biden's art is showcased alongside some of the most renowned artists in new york this week as bank records expose the trail of cash from china to biden family accounts. "the new york post"'smy ran ca divine and government accountability institute president peter schweizer on biden family influence peddling in plain sight. then, is it a kerr application of duty or just incompetence? texas senator ted cruz slams alejandro mayorkas on capitol hill. >> the men and women of the border patrol, they've never had a political leader undermine them. they despise you, mr. secretary, because you're willing to let children be raped to follow political orders. this is a c

lab is quite a problem and very condemning, i would say. >> ainsley: congressman, i know that john ratcliffeng to testify in front of your house subcommittee today. fox news exclusively obtained his prepared testimony in advance and he is saying the only explanation for the pandemic is a leak from the chinese lab. you said there are going to be a number of experts that you are going to hear from today, do they all agree with him? >> i think that we'll have one that might feel that they don't know yet. but that's someone who has not really been involved with all of this, hasn't been in the intelligence community for some time. and so i think you will get a little bit of a more differing opinion, i guess if you will, but i would tell you what john, i think, is going to be talking about, j john ratcliffe is when you look at the ledger of evidence, on one side there's with nature there is virtually none. and with the lab, it's very compelling. and i would tell you that the former cdc director in china, george gow has come out and said there is no evidence that this came from nature. >> sound lik

. >> former director of national intelligence john ratcliffe also pointing the finger. >> the lab leak is the only explanation. >> i'm here to announce that i plan on making a comeback to the nhl. >> damar hamlin is ready to return to football. >> with the buffalo bills defensive back now medically being cleared to resume. >> it's not the end of my story. ♪ everybody got a hallelujah ♪ everybody been through a little hell ♪ >> brian: this is a perfect song for today. whoever picked it out deserves a race even if it comes out of rachel's salary. narragansett, rhode island is known for beaches and its parks and its downtown. >> steve: and sunrise. >> rachel: gorgeous. >> brian: it's true. if you are going to fly there 1 hour and 11 minutes. drive there from new york city three and a half hours. something to keep in mind if you are watching near us. thanks to the sun. this is pretty great of the sun to do that at this time. >> steve: if it doesn't do it every day at this time we are in big trouble. >> brian: don't look at the negative side. >> steve: as annie said the sun will come out to

we're friends of john ratcliffe, he understands, that i think that trump administration hooded -- th understood that well, they understood divisive act when needed and how necessary strong rhetoric was, even just saying things like telling pet putin we'll bomb moscow if you invade ukraine that is the strength part. now, our side our populist right or america firsters say they that is war mongering, supporting our allies is war mongering? that is the weakest form of america that i could imagine. by the way it will end up with a world that is run by iran, china, russia, and north korea, they will figure out quickly they can do whatever they want and conquer whatever country they want, they will figure out no one will stop them, because all of the american lead order has decided to give way. that is america last. your way of life will not be good for the next hundred years if you think that is america first. trey: you think congressman, you are a lot smarter than i am, help me understand, we have a contractor killed in syria, some republicans who think our response was too muted. and th

john ratcliffe shared his prepared testimony exclusively with me.med assessment person as much or more access to anyone to our government's intelligence during the initial year of the virus outbreak and the pandemic onset has been and continues to be that a lab leak is the only explanation credibly supported by our intelligence, by science and by common sense. he 8 say that the real problem is now three and a half years later the only plausible assessment the agencies could make is that a virus which killed over a million americans originated in a chinese communist party controlled lab whose research included work for the chinese military. he will say that assessment would have enormous geopolitical implications that the biden administration seemingly does not want to face head on. now, this hearing comes following a senate report suggesting there could have been two lab leaks that triggered the pandemic. the first between september and october of 2019. and again in november when china started its vaccine development. senator roger mark says he is 9

trey: congressman, i want to play a clip from a former texas congressman john ratcliffe. >> china, russia, iran are getting more aggressive, because of what they see is happening here. and undermining of democratic principles and an administration that will not stand for for those or mr. am-- for americans and american interests abroad. trey: i heard the phrase america first a lot. when i hear that from ratcliffe they mean it. their actions are followed. there are some folks on right who seem to be first to remove american troops so china and russia can be first. how can we square america first with le letting other country control the world. >> you can't, those people are naive, they say peace through strong. i want peace not war. this is nice. here is the thing, you can't forget about strength part. that is pretty hard. we're friends of john ratcliffe, he understands, that i think that trump administration hooded -- understood that well, they understood divisive act when needed and how necessary strong rhetoric was, even just saying things like telling p putin we'll bomb moscow if you i

hi, brooke. >> brooke: former dni, john ratcliffe shared exclusive testimony with me yesterday. he reads, "my informed assessment as a person with as much or more access to government intelligence during the initial year of the virus outbreak and pandemic onset has been and continues to be that a lab leak is only explanation supported by intelligence, by science and common sense," and he says the only plausible assessment the agency could make is that the virus, which killed over a million americans, originated in a lab whose work included work for the chinese military. it would have geopolitical implication that the biden administration seemingly does not want to face head-on. this comes after senate report that says there could be two triggers, in 2019 and again in november when china started vaccine development. senator roger miller says he is 90% confident in the conclusion and says the research related incident likely resulted from bio safety containment during research. initial unrecognized infection could be cause of the outbreak and the pandemic. chinese officials are wa

john ratcliffe also said analysts from the cia kept quiet about the true origins of covid-19 becausey didn't want to agree with former president trump. >> internally, national and electoral politics were influencing the analysis of intelligence on china in the ic as reflected in the january 6 report by the ilteleigence community om budsman. the ombudsman found analyst appear reluctant to have analysis on china brought forward because they tend to disagree with the trump administration policy saying, i don't want our intelligence used to support those policies. >> ashley: and doesn't want they want to face the implication of the covid pandemic starting from a chinese lab leak. >> todd: a telling hearing. central america's darien gap shows hundreds of military aged chinese men heading toward the u.s. anthony reuben took that video and joins me now. thank you for being here. why are they coming? are they seeking asylum or something potentially more nefarious? >> i mean, listen, i'm not here to speculate, i will let your audience watch the video and make your own conclusion. i think i pu

john ratcliffe testifies today, the star witness. we'll keep an eye on that as it gets underway on the hill. there is this from new york. >> it's our belief the ultimate purpose of this illegal police station was not to protect and serve but rather silence, harass and threaten individuals in the united states. >> dana: the f.b.i. arrested two men in new york city yesterday accusing them of setting up a secret police station in manhattan's chinatown. that was to spy on critics of the chinese government. nate foye with more on this from new york city. >> both those men are u.s. citizens. both residents of new york. both are free men today. they were let out on bail after appearing in federal court in brooklyn. they did have to surrender passports and limited financial capabilities right now. the government did not seek their detention so neither of them are locked up. take a look at this video. one of the defendants leaving court in brooklyn yesterday. both men accused of not only running this secret police station in manhattan's china

john ratcliffe testified a lab leak is the only plausible explanation. the chinese embassy not happy with the proceedings, urge the sub committee to stop targeting china in the pursuit for the truth. it points to two separate leaks at a china lab possibly leading to the pandemic. mike johnson will join us, but first bill melugin is live in the d.c. newsroom. the senate report was just released and a long time coming. >> it really was. this report was spearheaded by senator roger marshall of kansas. 20 months to put together, 300 pages long and concludes the start of the covid-19 pandemic is likely the result of a chinese lab leak in wuhan back in november of 2019. we'll talk about that conclusion. here is part of it, the preponderance of information, research incident likely resulted from failures of biocontainment during sars co2 research. it may have leaked two times at the wuhan institute of virology, once in september or october of 2019 contained and a bigger scale november of 2019, chinese researchers were conducting highly risky gain of research fu

john ratcliffe, thank you for weighing in.mer director of national intelligence, former prosecutor. up next, while a manhattan grand jury has moved to indict president trump, the federal investigation into hunter biden began back in 2018 and has not gone very far. new york post columnist miranda devine and peter schweizer, president of the government accountability institute, on the evidence of bank records and money transfers from beijing to biden's partner and then biden's family are. yet taking federal prosecutors five years and counting to decide whether to bring charges or not. that's next. that's next. ♪] ♪ se. try boost glucose control®. it's clinically shown to help manage blood sugar levels and contains high quality protein to help manage hunger and support muscle health. try boost® today. mmm, popcorn. (alternate voice) denture disaster, darling! we need poligrip before crispy popcorn. (regular voice) let's fix this. (alternate voice) poligrip power hold + seal gives our strongest hold and 5x food seal. if your mouth

keep happening here and not really anywhere else was former director of national intelligence john ratcliffp race for the white house intensifying, michael pompeo decided he's not jumping in. what about new hampshire and new hampshire governor will he get in question mckee is here we will ask them. karl rove is here to honor dirty politics getting even dirtier and messier. the food fight ain't over. welcome everyone iran to happy to have you. happy weekend but not happy we can for political ads but will get into that in a minute. the latest on the leaker and what is going down will go to alexandria hoff with more on that. >> fox news sources tell us their additional hours looking at that could have to do with how this young man was given access to critical intel or who else helped to spread it online. the 21 year old air national guardsmen face a judge in boston yesterday for allegedly leaking some of the countries top-secret online. jack's father relatives were there as well meaning a swarm of a price as you can see her into an app and david began sharing what appeared to be transcription

john ratcliffe, thank you for weighing in.r director of national intelligence, former prosecutor. up next, while a manhattan grand jury has moved to indict president trump, the federal investigation into hunter biden began back in 2018 and has not gone very far. new york post columnist miranda devine and peter schweizer, president of the government accountability institute, on the evidence of bank records and money transfers from beijing to biden's partner and then biden's family are. yet taking federal prosecutors five years and counting to decide whether to bring charges or not. welcome to ameriprise. i'm sam morrison. my brother max recommended you. so my best friend sophie says you've been a huge help. at ameriprise financial, more than 9 out of 10 of our clients are likely to recommend us. our neighbors, the garcias, love working with you. because the advice we give is personalized, hey, john reese, jr. how's your father doing? to help reach your goals with confidence. my sister has told me so much about you. that's why i

let's bring in john ratcliffe former director of national intelligence. , is it possible to relate this leak to anything that's happened in the recent past? >> >> well, i think the comparisons to snowden, you know, i think you're right, brian, it could be worse. you know, the snowden event was a one-time event. it was a massive volume. it caused grave national security damage. the problem with this is that it may be continuing. and specifically the documents that had been released already are almost all at the top secret level. and so for your viewers, when we classify information at the top secret level, it means that the unauthorized disclosure of it is likely to cause grave harm to our national security posture. and when you look at these specific documents and what's in them, now you can see why. the granulator and specifics, you know, what we are looking at here is not regional problem or country specific problem it's across the globe. as you talked about. there is specific, sensitive intelligence relating to all parts of the world, all parts of our a

attorney, john lee ratcliffe, i guess it's not unusual for defense parents attorney to ask for meetingecutors, are there s other things that could have prompted this meeting? >> tray, i thi i -- trey, most people are wondering. to present a different view of evidence. in this case there is a whistleblower alleges preferential treatment for hunter biden. you know, it is not lost on your viewers that laptop was not just verified by myself as director of national intelligence but now by he hunter biden and his live lawyers. hunter biden engaged in crimes a while waving a gun he obtained illegally. you don't have to be a good lawyer to bring that case. i think it is why everyone is wondering why the indictment has not been forth coming. no one surprised allegations he had preferential treatment. trey: director ratcliffe, you raise a good point, i could prosecute a lying and buying case, day which are not hard. but the fact patterns are not complicated. i guess the range, i will say this, people are presumed innocent, that is true even if they are indicted and not indicted. but the fact pat

the origins of covid-19 held their own hearing with former director of national intelligence john ratcliffea chinese lab leak is the only explanation and the chinese embassy was not happy about today's hearing. they told republicans in a letter essentially to back off. here is part of that letter. "we call on the u.s. side to expect science and facts, refrain from targeting china in holding the above-mentioned hearings and put a stop to the intelligence-led politics-driven origins tracing and help promote international solidarity against the pandemic and global cooperation on science-based origins tracing." >> the chinese embassy express es grave concern regarding this hearing and states they firmly oppose it. we have news for beijing. these intimidation tactics will not work. you will not slow down or work and we will not cease. reporter: and liz, senator marshall went on to tell me his confidence in his reports conclusion that this all started as a lab leak is a 9/10. he says if china wants to dispute that they are more than welcome to. all they have to do is turnover their data and be tr

and don johnson, former speaker of the house newt gingrich and national intelligence director john ratcliffeay morning futures". that will do it for us on fox business. thank you so much for being with me. and i'll see you again next time. ♪ ♪ ♪

john ratcliffe the former director of national intelligence, the former national security advisor. those are not just political advisors. you have the special counsel looking at national security apparatus and getting the judge to agree with the special counsel's position as they move towards possible prosecution that they need to hear from these people as soon as possible. >> i want to go now to scott macfarlane who witnessed the first part of this hearing, donald trump inside this court room where criminal charges were read against him. recap what you saw inside. >> let's underscore the significance of the fact that a former president of the united states has an official case number in the criminal court system. he is case number 71543-23 according to the manhattan court system. that is his indictment number. the clerk of the judge, judge juan merchan read out this indictment, 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. immediately, donald trump was asked how he believes that charge. as his past practice in the courthouse, a defense attorney could do that or the

we do better because john ratcliffe appeared with me and said it was absolutely not disinformation this is now saying mismanagement of the agency's investigation of hunter biden, house republicans are demanding more from answers. nancy mace is a member of the house oversight committee and the committee has exposed all of this. she joins me right now. it's great to see you this weekend, thank you for being here. >> thank you as always. maria: what have you learned of the oversight committee of the influence peddling scandal. >> we learned a lot several of us from the oversight committee rapid department of treasury to review over 170 suspicious activity reports on only two members of the biden family. what we discovered there is outrageous the fact that this is not been investigated to the fullest extent of the law. is outrageous that republicans continue to be smeared as conspiracy theorist when the writing is on the wall, it's in black and white in the suspicious activity reports. the number of shell companies amount of money that was floating around is astronomical, prostitution rings

and don johnson, former speaker of the house newt gingrich and national intelligence director john ratcliffe with me sunday on "sunday morning futures". that will do it for us on fox business. thank you so much for being with me. have a great rest of the weekend and i'll see you again next time. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> we can't say this very often but believe it or not there is good news from washington walk up to the wall street journal of large i'm james freeman and for gerry baker one whole house of congress has taken the first step for the explosive growth in spatter go spending before dooms her kids american decline. politician severity saddle taxpayers and future taxpayers with a staggering 31 and a half trillion debt that is bigger than our whole economy. sad to say there's going to be a lot more without reform, speaker of the house kevin mccarthy and republican colleagues have done something very rare in washington by voting for a new course that would prevent nearly $5 trillion of graceful spending. this is included in the bill to give the president what he's been seeking authority to borrow more

john ratcliffe says this reeks of corruption. >> antony blinken nous, "politico" no, the biden administration it was not russian disinformation, but they did it anyway. to mislead voters about the truth. it is the former acting head of the cia working with and orchestrating a hoax with the sitting secretary of state to mislead the american people, to influence the election improperly. >> hunters strategy has changed since he has been accused of lying. he is trying to get an ethics committee filing against marjorie taylor greene. he wants to silence the irs whistle blower, he wants to go after jpmorgan and he is wanting the doj to investigate why he left that laptop at that place in maryland. does he have a foot to stand on so to speak? >> he has good lawyers. they are looking over everything they can. i got excited in the first segment i gave part of my answer about trump and biden. the legal issues for president biden with hunter and president trump, i don't like piling on people when they have a problem. if this is a serious issue, he will have to deal with it. tony blinken, they are probab

john ratcliffe called this a black eye to the biden administration. >> this is bad from he angle. the fact that a 21-year-old kid apparently living with his mother has had a profound impact on world events and diplomatic relations. in addition to the damage, the strain to relations with our allies and the pop granda win for your adversaries, -- the propaganda win for our adversaries. >> president biden in ireland essentially dismissing what happened here. >> i think we are missing accountability from this administration. whether that's the million plus folks who crossed our southern border illegally or the 100,000 fentanyl deaths that resulted from it or the batches withdrawal from afghanistan. or the downed drone over the black sea. we need to hold our adversaries accountable. first admit there was not only a mistake but a severe issue and be accountable for it. that's the path forward to make sure we rebuild our trust with our allies over the globe. >> an additional aspect to that path forward you reference there. it was mike turner demanding answers on how this went unnoticed f

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: you know, you bring up snowden, julian assange and former director of national intelligence john ratcliffethat is. >> there's nothing heroic about this even if you're apprizing the american people about something that they weren't otherwise aware of. it's far outweighed by the damage to our national security and the lives that will be lost. the fact that i can't name the americans and the people who are supporting america who will lose their lives make it no less egregious, so i would hope the consequences would be extreme and provide a deterrent effect. alicia: he mentions lives that will be lost. that's really striking. >> well, exactly. at least two theaters really critical information has been released one in russia-ukraine giving a lot of information on our assessment of ukrainian position and also russian position which now the russians can understand how much ukraine and the united states have insight into their readiness. that has direct battlefield implications. more operationally and strategically, you know, there's leaks in there about the potential vulnerability of taiwan to ch

joining me now is john ratcliffe former director of national intelligence under president trump. hn thanks for being here. so you came out along with other trump administration officials saying this didn't happen under our watch and some of the white house said yes, it did. you went in and got a brief. when you did, what did you hear both about what happened under the trump administration but also were they acknowledging hey this thing was sitting over sensitive sites? >> well, the reporting that you just quoted today, pete, was consistent with the briefing that we received and it's why uniformly across the trump administration, national security officials, we came out saying this was a catastrophic national security fail your and blunder by the biden administration that would have likely have grave consequences to our national security posture. and the briefing confirmed that. it essentially confirmed two things pete, what the chinese did two months ago with that spy craft was unprecedented. an unprecedented violation of sovereign u.s. air space that our country has never seen an

trump's former director of national intelligence john ratcliffe has the idea. he is next. lomita feed is 101 years old this year and counting. i'm bill lockwood, current caretaker and owner. when covid hit, we had some challenges like a lot of businesses did. i heard about the payroll tax refund, it allowed us to keep the amount of people that we needed and the people that have been here taking care of us. see if your business may qualify. go to getrefunds.com. >> now listen to this next sentence very carefully. the former head of the cia worked at the direction of the current secretary of state to purposely mislead the public ahead of the 2020 election. so, how is that not front-page news? on every single paper across the country? well, the media's lack of interest, aggressive lack of curiosity. it does 2 things. it keeps americans of the dark about a critical issue and it gives permission to the state department to just ignore it. >> that is a out-of-state department issue. i don't have a comment for you on that. >>. [inaudible] >> it's not clear who else outside of the

. >> former director national intelligence john ratcliffe testifying administration has wrong strategy for china, watch so that china has been a -- identified as our number one nation state adversary, described by current administration as a strategic competitor. but our intelligence clearly telled this are an adversary there hasn't been, an effort by current administration other than to say we're not seeking conflict with china. and i think that -- i think that is -- continued with respect to the issue in covid origins. >> arizona congresswoman select subcommittee on coronavirus pandemic debbie lesko here good to see you. thanks very much we talk all the time about soft approach on china all provocations met the with ng yesterday saw arrest two of people started to operate a police station in new york city. but, that is pretty much the -- the extent of it. why? >> well i don't know why, i -- i mean hopefully we find out some day maybe because biden has ties to china somehow. with hunter biden making money from china. but, you know, that is real problem because you had the former direc

last night filling in for jesse watters on prime time i had john ratcliffe on.he intelligence community quantify the probability of things. lawyers talk about preponderance of the evidence. others talk about degree of confidence. i asked ratcliffe how much confidence do you have it came from a lab as opposed to a wet market? he said i have a high degree of confidence. the only step up from a high degree of confidence is certainty. then the important part, why? why has the biden administration showed a willingness to hide the truth? and as ratcliffe said there is enormous implications. what are they? first of all, why and how were they developing this in this lab? this lab had military contract, chinese military relationships in that lab. why and how were they doing that? what's our own culpability. how do we help create this as the united states of america. did our tax dollars go to funding this gain-of-function research? what do we do about it? if it did come from a lab, what do we do? that's a tough question to answer, you know? do we act belligerently or stro

in the process of holding their own hearing right now with fox news learning that former dni john ratcliffe will be testifying that the chinese lab leak is, quote, the only explanation as to how the pandemic started in the first place. in the meantime, a very irritated chinese embassy has penned a letter to the republican leader of that committee essentially telling him to back off. here is part of that letter quote, we call on the u.s. side to respect science and facts. refrain from targeting china in holding the hearings and put a stop to the intelligence led, politics division origins tracing and help promote solidarity against the pandemic and global cooperation on tracing. marshall says he is 90% confidence in his conclusion that the covid pandemic likely started as a leak in a chinese lab in wuhan. he tells me because the chinese aren't releasing their data he can't be 100 percent confident and the f.b.i. recently told fox news they recently decided their assessment is this likely started as a chinese lab leak as well. >> dana: there you have it. thank you. >> bill: also in d.c. secre

i caught up over the week went the director of national intelligence, john ratcliffe, on that potentialtime for this young man. the 15-year thing is not automatic. take a look. >> they carry a combined penalty of 15 years in prison. so if found guilty on that, this 21-year-old man could be out at the latest by age 36. what do you make of that? >> i think those numbers could grow. i think he will be facing a greater period of incarceration as more information becomes available. you know, the damage from this was catastrophic, neil. and that's going to intensify and prosecutors will load up as many charges as they can. i think it's important to do that from a deterrent standpoint. >> neil: all right. reaction now from dr. mark esper, the former defense secretary under donald trump. good to have you, secretary. it looks like they could add charges, sir. i understand that. it could be more than a combined 15 years in prison. but the record on this is spotty. i mean, we've had these cases, julian assange and so many others where you wonder where it goes. usually veers out of control. what do