{"id":2601234,"date":"2026-05-11T13:12:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T17:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rand-paul-asks-doj-to-charge-fauci-before-statute-of-limitation-expires\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T13:15:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T17:15:37","slug":"rand-paul-asks-doj-to-charge-fauci-before-statute-of-limitation-expires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rand-paul-asks-doj-to-charge-fauci-before-statute-of-limitation-expires\/","title":{"rendered":"Rand Paul asks DOJ to charge Fauci before statute of limitation expires"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frand-paul-asks-doj-to-charge-fauci-before-statute-of-limitation-expires%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2601234&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>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<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steve-hilton-report-dr-anthony-fauci-is-directly-responsible-with-funding-the-gain-of-function-studies-that-resulted-in-coronavirus-pandemic-video\/\" title=\"Steve Hilton Report: Dr. Anthony ... Is Directly Responsible with Funding the Gain-of-Function Studies that Resulted in Coronavirus Pandemic (VIDEO)\">-function research<\/a> connected to the Wuhan Institute of Virology was carried out, and he claims Fauci repeatedly downplayed this oversight even as paul\u2019s questions were criticized.<\/p>\n<p>The article notes Paul\u2019s 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\u2019s 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.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rand-paul\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"230\">Rand Paul<\/a> (R-KY) on Monday renewed calls for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justice-department\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"167\">Justice Department<\/a> to prosecute former top U.S. health official <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/anthony-fauci\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1404\">Anthony Fauci<\/a>, 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. <\/p>\n<p>Paul, who chaired several contentious Senate hearings on the origins of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/covid-19\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11163\">COVID-19<\/a>, has repeatedly accused Fauci of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4417563\/rand-paul-pam-bondi-criminal-referral-fauci-inactive\/\">misleading lawmakers<\/a> about whether the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-perfect-ranking-from-planned-parenthood-5-what-to-find-out-about-biden-hhs-nominees-abortion-record\/\" title=\"\u2018A Perfect Ranking From Planned Parenthood\u2019: 5 WHAT TO FIND OUT ABOUT Biden HHS Nominee\u2019s Abortion Record\">government funded<\/a> 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<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"232\"> China<\/a>. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4562069\/trump-attacks-comey-after-judge-trial-date\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump renews attacks on Comey day after judge sets trial date<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4561201\/judge-allows-cameras-in-court-tyler-robinson-murder-trial\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Judge allows cameras in courtroom for Tyler Robinson murder trial<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4561313\/james-comey-criminal-trial-86-47-post-july-15\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>James Comey criminal trial over \u201986 47\u2032 post set for July 15<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cTODAY is the day,\u201d Paul <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/randpaul\/status\/2053852145338732990\">said in an X post<\/a>. \u201cThe DOJ must charge Fauci for lying under oath or lose the chance forever. This man oversaw gain-of-function research at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wuhan-lab\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2978\">Wuhan lab<\/a>, lied to Congress about it repeatedly, and watched as you were called crazy for asking questions.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cThe statute of limitations expires tomorrow,\u201d he added. \u201cThe American people have waited long enough for accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>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. <\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s most <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >visible public health figures<\/a> during the pandemic, repeatedly denied lying to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"31\">Congress<\/a> and disputed Paul\u2019s characterization of the research. <\/p>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"471\">Joe Biden<\/a> issued a preemptive pardon of Fauci on his last night in office, but Paul has not given up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-mcauliffe-linked-law-firm-nsba-fighting-student-who-said-she-was-gang-raped-asks-supreme-court-to-alter-title-ix-to-diminish-victims-rights\/\" title=\"BREAKING: McAuliffe-Linked Law Firm, NSBA Fighting Student Who Said She Was Gang-Raped, Asks Supreme Court To Alter Title IX To Diminish Victims Rights\">seeking criminal charges<\/a>. Paul has questioned whether the pardon is valid because Biden allegedly signed it using an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/autopen\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11798\">autopen.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>David Morens, Fauci\u2019s top adviser, was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4545878\/fauci-former-senior-adviser-indicted-charge-concealing-covid-19-records\/\">federally indicted last month<\/a> on charges of allegedly taking part in a conspiracy to evade federal records requests regarding government-funded COVID-19 research.<\/p>\n<p>Paul has pointed to Morens\u2019 indictment as a reason to go after Fauci before the statute of limitations is up.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4562952\/passengers-hantavirus-cruise-ship-atlanta-others-isolating-nebraska\/\">TWO PASSENGERS FROM HANTAVIRUS CRUISE SHIP TAKEN TO ATLANTA WHILE OTHERS ISOLATE IN NEBRASKA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor years, I warned that Fauci and his inner circle buried the truth about Wuhan,\u201d Paul <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RandPaul\/status\/2052127008633868487\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RandPaul\/status\/2052127008633868487\">said on May 6<\/a>. \u201cFauci lied to Congress under oath. The statute of limitations expires in 5 days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paul is set to have a hearing with a \u201cCOVID coverup\u201d whistleblower on Wednesday in what he calls an effort to get the public the answers they are looking for, saying, \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/randpaul\/status\/2052010533340021199\">the truth is coming<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rand Paul urges DOJ to prosecute Fauci before deadline<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2601235,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26028582827621.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7076,4434,38118,38952,41794],"class_list":["post-2601234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-doj","tag-fauci","tag-legal-controversy","tag-rand-paul","tag-statute-of-limitations"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26028582827621.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2601234"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2601243,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601234\/revisions\/2601243"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2601235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2601234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2601234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2601234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}