Rand Paul Claims Fauci Could Face Charges
Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky shared his views with Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, regarding Dr. Anthony Fauci, suggesting that he might be among those who could face criminal charges related to actions during his tenure. Paul specifically mentioned that Fauci was granted a pardon via Autopen by President Biden in the waning moments of his presidency on January 20, 2021, and raised concerns about whether that pardon could stand legally.
During his appearance on “Charlie Kirk Show,” Paul accused Fauci of committing a felony by allegedly lying to Congress. He emphasized that one must formally accuse Fauci of a crime and bring it before a court to clarify the legality surrounding the pardon. Paul appeared to express skepticism about Biden’s awareness of the pardoning process, thinking, perhaps naively, that the president might not be fully informed about every Autopen action.
Paul compared Fauci’s situation to that of Hunter Biden, conjecturing that the president might have had a greater awareness of Hunter’s situation given the physical signing involved. He mentioned that clarity would come only from legal proceedings.
In a move he took in 2023, Paul referred Fauci to the Department of Justice, claiming that emails from 2020 demonstrated Fauci’s dishonesty before Congress in 2021.
When Kirk pressed Paul to elaborate on how Fauci allegedly misled Congress, Paul said that Fauci had insisted he was not connected to gain-of-function research related to the Wuhan lab, which contradicted evidence from those involved in funding. He cited instances when funding stopped and then resumed, with acknowledgement to the NIH for funding related to gain-of-function research.
Paul also referred to statements made by NIH’s interim director, who confirmed the nature of the studies in question as gain-of-function. He expressed a strong belief that Fauci had repeatedly lied and was attempting to cover up these connections, suggesting that, eventually, he would have to be held accountable.
