Fauci may be subpoenaed to testify over his role in COVID-19 – NaturalNews.com

• U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) announced plans to subpoena Dr. Anthony Fauci to testify under oath about his role in COVID-19’s origins, emphasizing the need for public transparency.
• Paul alleges a “vast coverup” and is collaborating with the FBI to investigate claims that Fauci lied under oath about NIH-funded gain-of-function research at China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology.
• While Fauci received a preemptive federal pardon from Biden, legal experts note it doesn’t shield him from congressional testimony, state charges, or civil lawsuits (e.g., Florida’s potential inquiry).
• Scientists and policymakers (e.g., Richard Ebright, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.) endorse stricter oversight, such as Paul’s Risky Research Review Act, and propose alternative accountability measures like a “truth commission.”
• Documents link Fauci to controversial virus research techniques, and multiple U.S. intelligence agencies now assess COVID-19 likely originated from a lab leak in Wuhan.

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has announced that infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci may be subpoenaed to testify under oath regarding his role in the origins of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19).

The senator made the announcement in a series of posts Monday, June 30, on X. “The Senate is now gearing up to subpoena Fauci to testify under oath,” Paul wrote. “The American people deserve complete transparency.”

Paul, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, also posted that he is working with Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel to investigate what he calls a “vast COVID-19 coverup.” Included in the probe were allegations that Fauci lied under oath about risky virus experiments.

The investigation hinges on funding records showing the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) supported gain-of-function research at China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV). Gain-of-function research was banned in the U.S. from 2014 to 2017 due to safety concerns. Fauci meanwhile served as NIAID director from 1984 until his retirement in 2022.

In January, Paul subpoenaed 14 federal agencies – including the FBI and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) seeking transparency on COVID-19’s origins. He has accused Fauci of perjury in Senate hearings, citing conflicting testimony on whether NIAID-funded experiments at the WIV qualified as gain-of-function.

Why Fauci’s controversial pardon may not be enough

According to legal experts, Fauci isn’t off the hook just yet even though he received a controversial preemptive pardon early this year. The pardon, given by former President Joe Biden during the last hours of his term, shields the former NIAID director from federal prosecution for actions between 2014 and 2024.

But attorney Rick Jaffe pointed out that Fauci’s pardon doesn’t block congressional testimony or state-level charges. “His pardon [also] cannot prevent civil lawsuits, congressional contempt findings or administrative actions like pension forfeiture,” he added. True enough, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signaled state-level inquiries could proceed. (Related: Fauci could still face legal troubles despite Biden’s backdated pardon.)

Meanwhile, former U.S. Senate investigator Paul Thacker warned Fauci’s history of alleged obfuscation heightens legal risks. One such instance involved the infectious disease expert claiming over 100 times in a January 2024 House interview that he didn’t recall key pandemic decisions.

“If Fauci is placed under oath and fails to admit that his testimony was misleading, he can be prosecuted,” Thacker told The Defender. “Fauci’s main problem is that he has a history of lying and getting away with it, so he will likely continue to lie.”

Independent scientist Richard Ebright welcomed congressional scrutiny, endorsing Paul’s proposed Risky Research Review Act to impose stricter oversight. The NIH has since halted Fauci-established programs funding such research, but Ebright – a longtime critic of gain-of-function research – argues only legislation can prevent future reversals. “Fauci willfully violated federal policies … and caused a pandemic that killed 20+ million,” he said in an email.

Echoing calls for accountability, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested a “truth commission” modeled after post-apartheid South Africa as a way to bypass Biden’s pardon. “Anybody who comes and volunteers to testify truthfully is then given immunity from prosecution,” he told Tucker Carlson in an interview Monday, July 30. “People who are called and don’t take that deal and perjure themselves, they then can be prosecuted criminally.”

Documents show Fauci met in February 2020 with University of North Carolina researcher Ralph Baric, whose “seamless ligation” technique allegedly masked evidence of lab-engineered viruses. Multiple intelligence agencies, including the FBI and Central Intelligence Agency, now assess COVID-19 likely emerged from a Wuhan lab leak.

Decades of contentious debate over gain-of-function research underscore the stakes. Paul’s investigation seeks to codify stricter controls, but skeptics question whether accountability will follow transparency.

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Watch Jefferey Jaxen and Del Bigtree exploring the reason why former President Joe Biden pardoned Dr. Fauci below.

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