During a recent phone interview with conservative talk radio legend Glenn Beck, Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul promised that he would continue his investigation into finding out the who, what, when, where, and why of the origins of the coronavirus, emphasizing his determination to ensure individuals involved in the horrific incident are held accountable.
One person who should be especially frightened by this renewed commitment to discovering the truth is former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci. While on the phone with Beck, Paul said he plans on dragging Fauci back in to the fray, stating “there will be hell to pay.”
Now that’s the kind of talk We the People like to hear. But Paul should know by now that talk is not all that we want, but when it comes to accountability for COVID, it’s all we’ve gotten. Time to truly make these folks pay the piper.
“Is anyone going to pay for the COVID thing?” asked Beck during the interview.
“We’re not done, and I will bring Anthony Fauci back in. We’ve finally discovered the records as to who determined that the money went to Wuhan,” Paul replied.
“They have resisted me for three years. Robert Kennedy has helped me get the records. So has Jay Bhattacharya. This week or next week I’m gonna begin interviewing the people that are on that committee. We’re gonna find out what was the debate, what was the discussion, what were the arguments for sending it to Wuhan, what were the arguments against it,” he continued.
“Who made the arguments? And then who ultimately had to sign off on this? It is our belief that Anthony Fauci had to sign the document. We haven’t found the document yet because they’ve either been hidden or destroyed,” the Kentucky Republican explained.
“There will be hell to pay,” he said with an ominous tone.
Mark my words, Anthony Fauci: There WILL be hell to pay. https://t.co/5pDfXp0N0y
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) May 15, 2025
The senator’s feud with Fauci has become the stuff of legend, having resulted in several rhetorical bouts that exploded during congressional hearings. Fauci was head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 1984 all the way to 2022.
“In 2021, Fauci and Paul traded blows over whether the nation’s top epidemiologist had lied to Congress when testifying that he had not signed off on funding for controversial gain-of-function research. Many believe the risky studies might have been responsible for a laboratory leak theorized to be the source of the coronavirus pandemic,” TheBlaze reported.
“Dr. Fauci, as you are aware it is a crime to lie to Congress,” Paul went on to say at the time. “On your last trip to our committee on May 11, you stated that the NIH ‘has not ever and does not now fund gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.’ And yet, gain-of-function research was done entirely in the Wuhan Institute by Dr. Shi and was funded by the NIH.”
“Sen. Paul, I have never lied before the Congress, and I do not retract that statement. This paper that you’re referring to was judged by qualified staff up and down the chain as not being gain-of-function,” Fauci said in response to Paul.
“Sen. Paul, you do not know what you are talking about, quite frankly, and I want to say that officially,” Fauci said, nearly blowing steam out of his ears. “You do not know what you are talking about.”
Interestingly, Fauci was given a “pre-emptive” pardon by former President Joe Biden should the Trump administration try to bring charges against him. However, many have raised concerns as to whether Biden was of sound mind when he signed the pardon.
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