Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) announced that he has issued a subpoena forcing Dr. Anthony Fauci to appear publicly before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee next month. The move comes after the former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director abruptly backed out of a voluntary testimony agreement he had already made.
Paul continues his quest as one of the very few members of Congress willing to hold Fauci accountable for his handling of the pandemic, if not for playing a significant role in unleashing it.
This subpoena sets the stage for what could be a highly anticipated COVID-era grilling, with lawmakers aiming to finally get answers on gain-of-function research, the Wuhan lab origins, and Fauci’s role in the controversies that still haunt the country years later.