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By Jennifer Van Laar | 9:50 AM on May 01, 2024

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*Peter Daszak of EcoHealth Alliance and Dr. Anthony Fauci of NIAID. CREDIT: Screenshot/Project Veritas*

Dr. Peter Daszak, the scientist RedState's Scott Hounsell described as "a real-life Bond villain" for his work weaponizing coronaviruses, is set to publicly testify before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic at 10 AM Eastern this morning. Daszak is the president and CEO of EcoHealth Alliance and worked with Dr. Shi Zhengli of the Wuhan Institute of Virology on the very research many believe led to the development of the COVID-19 virus, and is largely responsible for the dismissal of the lab leak theory and censorship of those discussing it (including RedState).

Watch the hearing live below:

Daszak filed his opening statement with the Select Subcommittee, which you can read here.

Peter Daszak Testimony by Jennifer Van Laar

We will be highlighting notable exchanges from the testimony throughout the day.

Jennifer Van Laar, RedState's Managing Editor, is an unapologetic California conservative, sports fanatic, mom of three boys, and Gramie to two perfect little girls. She holds a bachelor's degree from Boston University, where she studied international relations and became a die hard hockey fan. Prior to entering journalism in 2014, she was a court reporter for 20 years in the criminal and civil courts of North Carolina. She joins The Inland Empire Answer on Salem Radio Network's AM 590 The Answer every Thursday for "Spill The Tea Thursday." Follow her work on Facebook and Twitter. Story tips: [email protected].