Rand Paul Subpoenas Fauci

Sen. ) said Tuesday that he has subpoenaed Dr. S. COVID-19 response, to testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, escalating his long-running clash with the veteran health official over COVID-19’s origins.

"For years, the media and Washington elites treated Dr. Fauci as untouchable," Paul said in a post on X. " For years, the media and Washington elites treated Dr. Fauci as untouchable.

But if you lie to Congress, destroy records, and mislead the public about the origins of a pandemic that killed millions, you shouldn't be above scrutiny. I've issued a subpoena for Dr. Fauci. com/Tec0oEztaB - Rand Paul (@RandPaul) June 23, 2026 Paul’s comments came after a CNBC interview published Tuesday, where he said Fauci had previously agreed to testify voluntarily but later declined, prompting the subpoena.

-funded gain-of-function research and claimed newly surfaced evidence strengthened his case. Gain-of-function research refers to experiments that intentionally alter viruses or pathogens to study how they may become more transmissible or dangerous. Paul alleged Fauci knowingly misled lawmakers about funding tied to research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and said the former NIH official attempted to shape early scientific narratives around the virus’s origin. "If you lied to Congress and helped cover up the origins of a pandemic, you will answer for it," Paul wrote in a separate post.

Paul also questioned the scope of former President Joe Biden ’s preemptive pardon for Fauci, suggesting its legal reach may face scrutiny. -funded virology research has intensified again in Washington. In November, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary accused Dr. " The controversy has also expanded beyond the NIH.

Questions around USAID’s role resurfaced after Paul pressed former USAID Administrator Samantha Power during a 2023 Senate hearing over the agency’s PREDICT program and alleged Wuhan-linked research funding. Power denied that USAID funded gain-of-function research and said the agency had provided documentation related to the program. Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: SPCX ) and Tesla Inc.

" USAID money funded coronavirus research in China that killed millions of people - Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 23, 2026 Musk’s remarks came amid a broader political clash over USAID funding after Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) criticized Musk’s DOGE-related spending cuts and claimed the dismantling of USAID could put millions of children at risk globally. Musk pushed back on those allegations, with his latest comments appearing to shift focus toward longstanding criticism of USAID’s past funding decisions. " Disclaimer: This content was partially produced with the help of AI tools and was reviewed and published editors.

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