Rand Paul asks DOJ to charge Fauci before statute of limitation expires
Sen. Rand Paul renewed his call for the Justice Department to prosecute former top health official Anthony Fauci, saying prosecutors have little time left due to the statute of limitations. Paul argues Fauci misled Congress under oath about whether U.S.-funded gain-of-function research connected to the Wuhan Institute of Virology was carried out, and he claims Fauci repeatedly downplayed this oversight even as paul’s questions were criticized.
The article notes Paul’s push comes years after contentious Senate testimony between the two. It also highlights that Fauci was pardoned by President Joe Biden on his last night in office, an action Paul has questioned as possibly invalid due to the use of an autopen signature. As supporting context, it mentions that Fauci’s adviser, david Morens, was federally indicted last month in connection with alleged efforts to evade COVID-19-related federal records requests, which Paul cites as further justification to pursue charges against Fauci.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Monday renewed calls for the Justice Department to prosecute former top U.S. health official Anthony Fauci, arguing prosecutors were running out of time to pursue charges over allegations Fauci lied to Congress about U.S.-funded research tied to the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
Paul, who chaired several contentious Senate hearings on the origins of COVID-19, has repeatedly accused Fauci of misleading lawmakers about whether the U.S. government funded so-called gain-of-function research, which are experiments that alter viruses to study how they evolve or spread, through grants connected to research in China.
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“TODAY is the day,” Paul said in an X post. “The DOJ must charge Fauci for lying under oath or lose the chance forever. This man oversaw gain-of-function research at the Wuhan lab, lied to Congress about it repeatedly, and watched as you were called crazy for asking questions.”
“The statute of limitations expires tomorrow,” he added. “The American people have waited long enough for accountability.”
The renewed pressure comes years after heated exchanges between the men during congressional testimony, in which Paul accused Fauci of supporting risky virus research at the Wuhan lab before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fauci, who served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for nearly four decades and became one of the country’s most visible public health figures during the pandemic, repeatedly denied lying to Congress and disputed Paul’s characterization of the research.
President Joe Biden issued a preemptive pardon of Fauci on his last night in office, but Paul has not given up seeking criminal charges. Paul has questioned whether the pardon is valid because Biden allegedly signed it using an autopen.
David Morens, Fauci’s top adviser, was federally indicted last month on charges of allegedly taking part in a conspiracy to evade federal records requests regarding government-funded COVID-19 research.
Paul has pointed to Morens’ indictment as a reason to go after Fauci before the statute of limitations is up.
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“For years, I warned that Fauci and his inner circle buried the truth about Wuhan,” Paul said on May 6. “Fauci lied to Congress under oath. The statute of limitations expires in 5 days.”
Paul is set to have a hearing with a “COVID coverup” whistleblower on Wednesday in what he calls an effort to get the public the answers they are looking for, saying, “the truth is coming.”
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