WASHINGTON, D.C. — Dr. Rand Paul (R-KY) today renewed his referral Dr. Anthony Fauci to the Department of Justice for potential criminal prosecution, following new revelations that Fauci was granted a presidential pardon using an autopen operated by White House staff—without clear evidence of President Biden’s direct authorization.
“In July 2023, I referred Dr. Anthony Fauci to the Department of Justice for lying under oath to Congress. His own emails directly contradicted his sworn testimony,” said Dr. Rand Paul. “The New York Times reports Fauci was quietly pardoned by an autopen, operated by Biden’s staff. If the President didn’t authorize this pardon personally, then the Department has a duty to investigate and prosecute as it would any ordinary citizen. Fauci has been sainted by the extremist Left, but it doesn’t erase his lying before Congress.”
A recent report by The New York Times revealed several last-minute pardons, including one for Dr. Fauci, were executed not by President Biden himself, but by staff using an autopen. According to the report, Biden did not directly authorize all the clemency grants issued in his name, and some documents were altered by staff before being signed—without any documented presidential review or approval.
Senator Paul’s original criminal referral cites Fauci’s 2021 testimony before the Senate, where he denied the National Institutes of Health funded gain-of-function research in Wuhan. Subsequent disclosures, including Fauci’s own internal emails, called that testimony into question.
Dr. Paul is renewing his referral of Dr. Anthony Fauci to the Department of Justice and urging immediate review of both the original allegations and the legal validity of the pardon itself.
Read the letter HERE.
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