After lying repeatedly to Congress about Dr. Anthony Fauci’s role in funding dangerous research on gain-of function, Republican Senator Rand Paul referred him to Matthew Graves of the D.C. U.S. attorney for criminal investigation.

According to 18 U.S.C. In a letter sent to Graves, Paul detailed Fauci’s false statements and claims. In a letter to Graves, Paul detailed Fauci’s statements and false claims.

Paul continued, “I request that you investigate to determine whether the statements made by Dr. Fauci on May 11, 2021 before Congress violated 18 U.S.C. Paul went on to say that SS 1001 and any other statutes could be violated.

Fauci denied repeatedly that gain-of function research was conducted at the Wuhan Institute of Virology where a leak of COVID-19 in a laboratory led to a worldwide pandemic, which killed millions of people, destroyed economic prosperity, and set child education back by a generation.

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Fauci, the highest-paid employee of the federal government, retired late last year.