From Fox News: Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., on Monday announced that he would revive his criminal referral against Dr. Anthony Fauci, adding yet another wrinkle to the ongoing Biden White House autopen saga.
“Today I will reissue my criminal referral of Anthony Fauci to Trump DOJ,” Paul said on X.
It’s not the first time that Paul has issued a criminal referral against Fauci, who is the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and medical adviser to former President Joe Biden.
The first came in 2021, when Paul accused Fauci of lying to Congress about funding gain-of-function research for the COVID-19 virus at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. The next came in 2023, again as part of Paul’s efforts to investigate the origins of the virus.
Paul made the move after it was revealed that Joe Biden hadn’t even signed the last-minute pardon issued for Fauci. Instead, the pardon was signed by “auto-pen”, at the direction of Biden’s Chief of Staff, Jeff Zients.
Today I will reissue my criminal referral of Anthony Fauci to Trump DOJ! https://t.co/trIhJHAOlx
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) July 14, 2025
Sharing a copy of a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Sen. Paul wrote, “In July 2023, I referred Dr. Anthony Fauci to the Department of Justice for lying under oath to Congress. His own emails directly contradicted his sworn testimony. @NYT reports Fauci was quietly pardoned by an autopen, operated by Biden’s staff. If the President didn’t authorize this pardon personally, then the Department has a duty to investigate and prosecute as it would any ordinary citizen.
“Fauci has been sainted by the extremist Left, but it doesn’t erase his lying before Congress. I am officially re-referring Dr. Fauci to the @DOJ.”
In July 2023, I referred Dr. Anthony Fauci to the Department of Justice for lying under oath to Congress. His own emails directly contradicted his sworn testimony.@NYT reports Fauci was quietly pardoned by an autopen, operated by Biden’s staff. If the President didn’t authorize… pic.twitter.com/j0wrt6QdoJ
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) July 14, 2025
“It’s surprising to learn that Jeff Zients oversaw presidential pardons. We must urge the Department of Justice to take its responsibilities seriously and hold Fauci accountable for his actions. The evidence against him is both clear and substantial. It raises serious questions about how he was ever appointed as a so-called “public health expert,”” Paul declared.
It’s surprising to learn that Jeff Zients oversaw presidential pardons.
We must urge the Department of Justice to take its responsibilities seriously and hold Fauci accountable for his actions.
The evidence against him is both clear and substantial. It raises serious questions… pic.twitter.com/LehK2lsR5W
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) July 15, 2025
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