Rand Paul Requesting Criminal Referral On Fauci From DOJ

After a heated exchange between Senator Rand Paul and Dr. Anthony Fauci, things get serious. 

The Daily Caller reported, Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said Tuesday he would send a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) requesting a criminal referral of White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci.

The criminal referral would be for lying before congress, which is a felony punishable of up to 5 years in prison. The announcement came on Fox News’ Sean Hannity Show Tuesday.

Sen. @RandPaul: “I will be sending a letter to the Department of Justice asking for a criminal referral" into Dr. Fauci
https://t.co/Gh2GBoTTLc

— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) July 21, 2021

The intense line of questioning between the two included, COVID specifics, truth-telling before congress, and even the origins of the virus. 

Paul is accusing Fauci of lying specifically about gain if function research and what it its relation to coronavirus. 

Hey guys, @RandPaul was right and Fauci was wrong. The NIH was funding gain of function research in Wuhan but NIH pretended it didn't meet their "gain of function" definition to avoid their own oversight mechanism. SorryNotSorry if that doesn't fit your favorite narrative.

— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) July 20, 2021

Paul argued that if the transmissibility of a virus was to increase from animals to humans, then it would be “proof of gain-of-function” 

“Sen. Paul, you do not know what you are talking about, quite frankly and I want to say that officially. You do not know what you are talking about,” Fauci quipped back.