House Committee Threatens to Subpoena EcoHealth Chief Peter Daszak

‘Respond to our requests now or face a subpoena,’ the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic said.

Peter Daszak, president of EcoHealth Alliance, testifies before the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic in Washington on May 1, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The House committee that is investigating circumstances regarding the COVID-19 outbreak has threatened to issue a subpoena for more answers from the scientist who worked closely with the Chinese lab in the city where the first COVID-19 infections occurred.

The U.S. House of Representatives Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic issued a statement on social media platform X on May 26, calling on Peter Daszak, president of EcoHealth Alliance, to comply with the committee’s requests for information related to the role played by EcoHealth Alliance in risky gain-of-function research in China on bat coronaviruses.