Rand Paul targets Anthony Fauci and promises he will be ‘held accountable'
The senator posted to his personal and official X accounts, indicating his initial referral that he made to the Department of Justice about Fauci.
'Today I will reissue my criminal referral of Anthony Fauci to Trump DOJ,' Paul wrote.
Paul's first criminal referral to Fauci came in 2021, when the senator accused the doctor of allegedly lying to Congress about research related to the COVID-19 virus.
In a separate post to X, Senator Paul asserted 'perjury is a crime' and that Dr Fauci 'must be held accountable.'
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