It’s finally happening.
After years of stonewalling, denials, and carefully crafted talking points, Dr. Anthony Fauci is now facing a formal criminal referral — and this time, it comes with political teeth. On Monday, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) reignited his long-standing battle for accountability by reissuing his criminal referral to the Trump Department of Justice, accusing Fauci of perjury before Congress.
And the timing couldn’t be more explosive. The referral comes hot on the heels of a New York Times report revealing that Fauci’s pardon—granted during Joe Biden’s final hours in office—wasn’t even signed by Biden himself, but rather by a staffer using the infamous autopen.
“Perjury is a crime. And Fauci must be held accountable,” Sen. Paul declared in a statement posted to X. “Today I will reissue my criminal referral of Anthony Fauci to Trump DOJ.”
Paul, a physician himself and longtime critic of Fauci’s pandemic leadership, previously accused the former NIAID chief of lying under oath about his role in funding dangerous gain-of-function research in Wuhan, China—a key part of the ongoing investigation into COVID-19’s origins.
Back in July 2023, Paul filed his initial referral with the Department of Justice, asserting that Fauci’s own emails contradicted what he told Congress under oath. At the time, the Biden DOJ looked the other way—unsurprising given Fauci’s near-sainted status among Beltway elites and the liberal media.
But now, with a new sheriff in town—and a Trump DOJ willing to go where Merrick Garland refused—things are finally changing.
The latest twist came courtesy of a bombshell New York Times report: Fauci’s preemptive pardon was not personally signed by Joe Biden. Instead, a staffer used an autopen—a mechanical signature device long criticized for its shady use in bypassing presidential responsibility.
According to the Times, several of Biden’s final-day pardons were executed “not by President Biden himself, but by staff using an autopen.” Some documents were even reportedly altered by staff before being signed, with no direct review by Biden.
If true, that’s not just unethical—it may be illegal.
“If the President didn’t authorize this pardon personally,” Sen. Paul wrote, “then the Department has a duty to investigate and prosecute as it would any ordinary citizen.”
And let’s be clear—Fauci is no ordinary citizen. He was the face of lockdowns, mandates, and the ever-shifting narrative around COVID-19. The Left may treat him like a secular saint, but many Americans remember the damage he did to the economy, to small businesses, and to civil liberties.
Fauci wasn’t alone. He was reportedly among a group of individuals quietly granted sweeping pardons — not for proven crimes, but “for any offenses committed or taken part in since 2014.” That’s a stunning 11-year blanket pardon that effectively places Fauci above the law… unless DOJ steps in.
In a statement to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Sen. Paul called the move “unprecedented” and deeply troubling. If the pardon was granted without presidential review, it may be invalid—and Fauci may be fair game for prosecution.
“Fauci lied repeatedly in front of Congress and shaking while doing so,” conservative commentator Nick Sortor noted. “He’s guilty of perjury. LOCK HIM UP.”
The Biden administration may have tried to bury Fauci’s legacy in legal immunity, but the truth has a funny way of surfacing.
With Rand Paul leading the charge and President Trump’s DOJ now holding the gavel, Dr. Fauci’s days of dodging accountability may finally be over.
Justice delayed is not justice denied—and it looks like Fauci is finally out of places to hide.
