The U.S. director of national intelligence (DNI) said this week that the intelligence community has seen “indications” that Beijing is attempting to influence the World Health Organization’s (WHO) investigation into the origins of COVID-19. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines made the remarks during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on the topic of worldwide threats, after Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) asked her whether the United States has concerns about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) relationship with the WHO. “We’ve certainly seen indications that China is trying to influence the World Health Organization’s efforts in this area,” Haines responded, declining to elaborate further. It comes after the United States on March 30 joined more than a dozen other nations to express shared concerns about a WHO study into the origins of the CCP virus, pointing to the report’s delay and lack of access to crucial data. “Together, we support a transparent …