James Erdman III, a veteran CIA official, provided explosive testimony today, Wednesday, May 13, before the Senate Homeland Security Committee. Erdman alleged that there was a "concerted effort" within the intelligence community to downplay evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic originated from a "lab leak." The hearing marks a major escalation in Senator Rand Paul’s (R-KY) ongoing investigation into the federal government's response to the pandemic and the actions of former NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci.