{"id":2620645,"date":"2026-06-28T19:28:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T23:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rand-paul-says-fauci-will-answer-to-the-american-people\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T19:28:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T23:28:56","slug":"rand-paul-says-fauci-will-answer-to-the-american-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rand-paul-says-fauci-will-answer-to-the-american-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Rand Paul says Fauci &#8216;will answer to the American people&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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-says-fauci-will-answer-to-the-american-people%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=2620645&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>senator Rand Paul (R-KY) announced his intention too hold Dr.Anthony Fauci accountable by ensuring he answers to the American public, amid an inquiry into Fauci&#8217;s role in the government&#8217;s COVID-19 response. As chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, Paul indicated that his inquiry into the origins of COVID-19 is gaining momentum with broader access to relevant records, and recent evidence and subpoenas are aimed at uncovering the truth about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-reverses-trumps-ban-on-using-aborted-fetal-tissue-for-taxpayer-funded-research\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Reverses Trump\u2019s Ban On Using Aborted Fetal Tissue For Taxpayer-Funded Research\">government-funded research<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Paul criticized the Biden administration for withholding documents related to the pandemic&#8217;s origins,contrasting their reluctance with the Trump administration&#8217;s cooperation.Central to his investigation is the claim that Fauci supervised or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-revives-obama-broadband-boondoggle\/\" title=\"Biden Revives Obama Broadband Boondoggle\">approved federal funding<\/a> for gain-of-function research on viruses, which coudl have made them more lethal and contagious. Paul asserted that evidence confirms Fauci funded such research, despite previous denials, and accused Fauci of misdirection and conspiracy regarding the virus&#8217;s origins.<\/p>\n<p>Paul also highlighted that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >early intelligence assessments<\/a> within the CIA favored the lab-leak theory but were later suppressed under pressure. Additionally, he questioned a preemptive pardon issued by President biden late in office, suggesting it might potentially be legally challengeable. Ultimately, Paul emphasized that Fauci will be compelled to respond to the subpoena, and he aims to ensure accountability for the pandemic&#8217;s devastating impact, including the loss of over 1.2 million lives in the U.S.and over 7 million worldwide.  <\/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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) vowed that \u201cAnthony Fauci will answer to the American people\u201d in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenRandPaul\/status\/2071279821678604374\">an X post<\/a> as he ramps up his investigation into the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4620506\/rand-paul-subpoenas-anthony-fauci-hearing\/\">former top health<\/a> official\u2019s role in the federal response to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/covid\/about\/index.html\">COVID-19 <\/a>pandemic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paul, who chairs the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hsgac.senate.gov\/\">Senate Homeland Security Committee<\/a>, said his investigation into COVID-19 origins has been blocked in the past but is now moving forward with broader access to records. Paul suggested that newly reviewed evidence and a subpoena for testimony will force answers to long-running questions about the pandemic and government-funded research. <\/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\/4619860\/antifa-leaders-panic-doj-pursues-conspiracy-charges-against-minnesota-operatives\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Antifa leaders panic after DOJ pursues conspiracy charges against Minnesota operatives<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4621189\/pro-cuba-activists-plan-trip-honor-fidel-castro\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Pro-Cuba activists in US plan trip to honor Castro regime as Trump ramps up pressure<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4620337\/anarchist-website-far-left-tool-evidence-doj-probe\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Anarchist website turns from far-left tool to evidence in DOJ investigation<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe investigation of COVID origins has been going on for several years,\u201d Paul said on Fox News\u2019s <em>Sunday Futures with Maria Bartiromo<\/em>. \u201cThe <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4594481\/jill-biden-blasts-former-spokesman-memoir-criticism-say-it-to-my-face\/\">Biden administration<\/a>\u2019s stubbornness wouldn\u2019t give us any of the documents. The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4628044\/trump-haberman-swan-regime-change-book\/\">Trump administration<\/a> has been very cooperative; they\u2019ve turned over virtually everything.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the center of Paul\u2019s investigation is the claim that Fauci oversaw or approved federal funding connected to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1457932\/fauci-praises-wuhan-scientists-and-defends-funding-of-bat-coronavirus-research\/\">gain-of-function research<\/a>, which involves studying viruses to assess how they might evolve.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The issue has remained at the center of congressional investigations into the origins of COVID-19, the disease caused by the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/data.who.int\/dashboards\/covid19\/summary?n=o\">coronavirus SARS-CoV-2<\/a> that was first identified in late 2019. The pandemic claimed more than <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/data.who.int\/dashboards\/covid19\/deaths\">1.2 million lives in the United States<\/a> and an estimated more than <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/data.who.int\/dashboards\/covid19\/deaths\">7 million worldwide<\/a>, according to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/data.who.int\/dashboards\/covid19\/summary?n=o\">World Health Organization<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Anthony Fauci will answer to the American people. <\/p>\n<p>7\/29 at 10 AM <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sRyMZdgUG8\">pic.twitter.com\/sRyMZdgUG8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenRandPaul\/status\/2071279821678604374?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat we know now, beyond a reasonable doubt, is that Anthony Fauci did, indeed, fund gain-of-function research,\u201d Paul said, arguing that the work involved viruses becoming \u201cmore lethal, more attachable to human cells, and more infectious.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fauci has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1573470\/fauci-stands-by-gain-of-function-research-denials-defends-collaboration-with-wuhan-lab\/\">previously denied<\/a> that U.S.-funded research directly caused COVID-19, and federal health agencies have maintained that grant oversight procedures were followed. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paul alleged that early intelligence assessments were influenced regarding the virus\u2019s origin. \u201cA scientific commission within the CIA voted 6 to 1 to say it came from the lab,\u201d he said, noting that this position later shifted under pressure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paul further asserted that Fauci privately acknowledged early in 2020 that the virus likely did not originate at a Wuhan wet market. \u201cThis was all misdirection. This was a conspiracy,\u201d Paul said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4620506\/rand-paul-subpoenas-anthony-fauci-hearing\/\"><strong>RAND PAUL SUBPOENAS FAUCI AFTER NO-SHOW FOR PREVIOUS PANEL REQUEST<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paul also raised questions about a preemptive pardon issued by former President Joe Biden in his final hours in office, calling it a \u201cten-year pardon on nonspecific crimes,\u201d and suggesting its legality could be challenged in court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Paul\u2019s subpoena moves forward, Paul said Fauci will ultimately have to respond. \u201cHe has not really gotten his just desserts on this, and we want to make sure that the American public and that history records that he was involved with funding this dangerous research that led to a pandemic that killed 15 million people; there needs to be repercussions,\u201d Paul said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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