Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said former U.S. chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci should “go to jail” for “misconduct” in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and for lying to Congress. He said he should go in.
“Frankly, for his dishonesty, he should go to jail,” Paul said with radio host John Catsimatidis on WABC 770 AM's “The Cats Roundtable.” said in an interview on Sunday. “If he lies to Congress and is dishonest, he will not be held accountable. For his error in judgment, he should be exposed. He should never be accepted.”
He added: “History should judge him as a flawed man who made some of the worst decisions in the history of public health, in the history of the world.”
The Kentucky Republican, who believes the virus came from a Chinese lab, said Fauci's decision to “fund dangerous research, gain-of-function research” and “fund 10 million to 20 million He accused them of directly contributing to the deaths of people. Allows virus binding. ”
Paul and Fauci, who led much of the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic, have been criticized by infectious disease experts who say the Kentucky Republican is lying about the origins of the virus. It has a violent history, including repeated accusations against the government.
Mr. Paul's comments Sunday echoed remarks he made last year when he said the former White House chief medical adviser “without a doubt” should be jailed.
Fauci has come under intense scrutiny as the coronavirus pandemic has become more politicized, although he has previously blocked calls to prosecute him over his handling of the pandemic. Ta.
“There is no response to that insanity,” Fauci told CNN in March.
He further added, “I mean, what are they indicting me for? What are they talking about? I mean, I wish I could understand what the hell they were talking about. They just pushed the limits. I think it's just beyond,” Fauci said.
He also slammed calls for his imprisonment as “irresponsible”.
“It makes no sense to say things like that and it's actually irresponsible,” he said.
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