Click here: to donate by Credit Card
Or here: to donate by PayPal
Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA 93794
Thank you very much and God bless you.
Posted on 01/16/2026 4:05:41 PM PST by nickcarraway
"They ought to take it to court," the Kentucky senator said.
Making an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience Tuesday, Sen. Rand Paul (R–Ky.) expressed his frustration that the Trump administration has failed to refer Anthony Fauci for criminal prosecution for lying to Congress.
Paul told Rogan that he believes Fauci's blanket pardon—issued by former President Joe Biden during the waning hours of his presidency—should be challenged in court. Paul said he has provided Attorney General Pam Bondi with evidence that Fauci misled Congress about gain-of-function research and also instructed his deputies to destroy public records in order to stymie scrutiny.
"I've summarized it again in a criminal referral to Trump's attorney general, and I still haven't gotten action," said Paul. "They ought to take it to court."
Paul insisted that he couldn't guarantee victory in court, given the sweeping nature of the pardon issued to Fauci. But he thought it was worth doing in order to see if the Supreme Court might narrow the pardon.
Reason's Christian Britschgi has argued that Fauci's statements to Congress about whether the agency he oversaw funded high-risk gain-of-function research that could have caused the COVID-19 pandemic were certainly misleading. Moreover, the timeline of the Fauci pardon is quite suspicious, since it covers the period of time during which Fauci plausibly signed off on gain-of-function research despite a presidential executive order mandating a pause on such funding. The pardon window does not cover just his time as the nation's top coronavirus adviser, nor does it extend to his entire career in government service: It dates to 2014, when President Barack Obama halted gain-of-function research.
Paul and Rogan also recapped many of the erroneous policies recommended by Fauci during the pandemic: made-up social distancing guidelines, mask mandate flip-flops, and vaccine requirements.
It's always refreshing to see libertarian views being represented on such an important platform. And given President Donald Trump's misguided zeal to enlist his Justice Department to investigate various political enemies for dubious reasons—James Comey, Letitia James, Jerome Powell, and others—it's disappointing that the DOJ isn't contemplating action against Fauci, who is a much more deserving target.
Maybe Bondi just has her hands full drawing black lines all over the Epstein files.
|
|
Click here: to donate by Credit Card Or here: to donate by PayPal Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA 93794 Thank you very much and God bless you. |
Especially if it could get to a reasonable jury.
It’s DOJ policy not to prosecute anybody.
Probably right, DOJ hasn’t prosecuted anyone worth a damn yet.
Well Senator, where were those hearings you promised for 5 years now?
They could have helped build a foundation for prosecution.
On its face, the US paying for Chinese virus research sounds like a really stupid idea, does it not?
The idea was to track Chinese research and researchers.
Except the ones they have
Dear President Trump,
Please fire Bondi.
Hire ME!
We’ll get it done.
It’s called, “Deterrence.”
Preventing, “Repeat Offenders.”
(Yes. I did watch, “Raising Arizona.”)
If they’re not charged, tried and convicted, this will simply embolden the rest of the commies to continue their lawlessness.
WHY is this simple fact so hard for them to comprehend?
To quote Deputy Fife:
“Ya gotta nip it in the bud.”
Plus Paul knows they would have to invalidate a Presidential pardon. No small thing. Easy to go on a podcast and shoot off your mouth. I’ve had with this grandstanding a-hole.
Paul has no business critiquing anything DOJ does.
That’s reserved for FReepers and other knowledgeable people.
That’s right buddy leave it to us experts.
We’ve forgotten more than other folks will ever learn.
They need to. Otherwise it just keeps happening without any real consequences.
Otherwise it telegraphs to everyone lying isn’t a big deal.
Rand, worry about that weasel that lives on top of your head first. then we can talk.
Has Fauci ever received a pardon?
Would be nice if the DOJ prosecuted anyone. Bondi is useless in that regard. Forget the affordability nonsense. There’s a lot of people that voted for Trump expecting the Admin to hold people accountable. So far, not one person from the Deep State has been held accountable. But we’ll get a lot of Truths on Tuesday still bragging about the landslide and the golden age of America.
Yes. Biden pardoned him.
his autopen pardoned him
Steve Bannon, please pick up the white courtesy phone.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.