Alert: Rand Paul Warns Only a Few Days Remain to Charge Fauci Over ‘Worst Cover-Up in Modern Medical History’
Sen. Rand Paul says teh Justice Department has only days left-before the statute of limitations runs out-to file criminal charges against former NIAID director Dr. Anthony Fauci.He argues Fauci misled Congress about U.S. funding for gain-of-function research related to the Wuhan lab, and he claims the public got worse outcomes (“millions died,” “trillions were spent”) while Fauci avoided consequences through media attention and lucrative book deals.
Paul also points to renewed calls he made to the DOJ and to a Senate request for records (spanning 2018-2023) that he says could contradict Fauci’s prior sworn testimony. In particular, paul’s office cites claims of communications and record-handling that raise oversight concerns-such as discussions about managing the COVID “science and narrative” and instructions to delete emails-then says this evidence suggests possible efforts to conceal information.
Sen. Rand Paul is once again raising the stakes in his long-running campaign for holding Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, accountable.
This time, Paul said the clock is ticking because the statute of limitations for potential criminal charges will soon expire.
In a post on Monday afternoon on X, Paul warned that the Justice Department has only days to act.
“The DOJ has ONE WEEK left to charge Anthony Fauci for the worst cover-up in modern medical history,” Paul wrote.
“He lied to Congress about funding gain-of-function research in Wuhan,” Paul continued. “Millions died. Trillions were spent.”
“And Fauci walked away with book deals and fawning media coverage instead of handcuffs,” he wrote.
The Kentucky Republican said he has renewed his push for a criminal case with only days left and complained that Fauci had gotten away with lockdown-era crime for too long.
“I re-upped my criminal referral to the DOJ because the evidence is overwhelming,” Paul wrote. “Justice has been delayed long enough.”
The DOJ has ONE WEEK left to charge Anthony Fauci for the worst cover-up in modern medical history.
He lied to Congress about funding gain-of-function research in Wuhan. Millions died. Trillions were spent. And Fauci walked away with book deals and fawning media coverage instead…
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) May 4, 2026
At the center of that demand are questions about federal funding, secret research, and what was said under oath by Fauci after COVID.
Paul’s office laid out its concerns in a statement last year that called on Fauci to testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
That request followed what his office described as newly uncovered s that implicated the former NIAID director.
According to that statement, the committee sought s, messages, and call records from 2018 through 2023.
Those records were tied to COVID origins, gain-of-function research, and the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
Paul’s office said the materials appeared to contradict Fauci’s previous sworn testimony before Congress.
In a letter cited by the office, Paul wrote that investigators had obtained records suggesting efforts to conceal information.
One February 2020 cited in the statement described officials discussing how to “get ahead of the science and narrative” on COVID origins.
Another message showed Fauci telling then-NIH Director Francis Collins, “Please delete this e-mail after you read it.”
A separate July 2020 quoted Fauci criticizing Paul while again instructing a staff member to delete the message.
Paul’s office argued that those communications raised serious oversight concerns.
“Dr. Fauci misled Congress and the American people,” Paul said in the statement. “The evidence is clear.”
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