On the other hand, you're proposed scenario seems very logical -- No wonder -- its from a logical kinda' guy. 

Yet I'd congratulate Tucker for opening this debate about Gain-of-Function.  Good reporting, pulling back the curtain

And there's been other recent developments,  parallel to your Gain-of-Function WUHAN story. And with the intrigue -- did Fauci KNOW or NOT KNOW??  Were U.S. dollars paid for such studies??  Or not ??

Biden & his admin is now being questioned by EVEN some main stream media, prompting further investigations of whether there's significant evidence that the WUHAN lab had accidently unleashed or spread the virus.   An investigation that Biden reportedly had shut down earlier this year.

The BIG LAUGH I got,  was Biden himself saying he'd release the findings of that additional investigation.  Fine we'd say -- the world deserves to hear that evidence, REGARDLESS . . .  Then old Joe blew apart the whole thing by adding the words:  “Unless there's something I'm unaware of.” 

Doubts are now raised --Seems if the admin likes the results -- they will be released, in full --BUT they can censor it if they don't like the findings.   Such candor seems rare.  An admission against transparency.

Here's quotes from one of the many reports covering this fiasco:   

President Biden Thursday said that he would publicly release findings of an intelligence community review of the origins of COVID-19 that he has ordered completed within 90 days. The remarks from the president come a day after he ordered intelligence officials to “redouble their efforts” to come to a conclusion on the origins of the virus.  “Yes,” Biden answered when asked by reporters at Joint Base Andrews if he would release the findings in full. He added: “Unless there's something I'm unaware of.” [bold added]

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Anyhow, I'd also credit both Rand Paul and John Kennedy (R, La)  for bringing these WUHAN issues into the public eye.

Tom