Sen. Paul Refers Fauci to DOJ for Allegedly Lying Under Oath

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) referred Dr. Anthony Fauci to the Department of Justice this week for allegedly lying under oath about his knowledge of gain-of-function lab research conducted in Wuhan, China.

Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies in front of the U.S. Senate on Sept. 14. The director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who became the face of the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, announces on Aug. 22 that he plans to retire at the end of the year. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) referred Dr. Anthony Fauci to the Department of Justice this week for allegedly lying under oath about his knowledge of gain-of-function lab research conducted in Wuhan, China.

During a congressional hearing in May 2021, Dr. Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), testified that “the NIH has not ever and does not now fund gain-of-function research in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.” An email later revealed this was not true.