Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) issued subpoenas for documents relating to former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Johnson, the Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, said the subpoenas surround Fauci’s emails and COVID-19 records.
“In the waning days of the Biden administration and after years of obstructing my oversight efforts, I warned HHS officials that when I become chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, I will subpoena records and data on the COVID-19 pandemic that have been inappropriately withheld from Congress and the American people for far too long,” Johnson said in a statement. “Just days after being named chairman of the Subcommittee, I have kept my word.”
Describing his action, Johnson noted the records “should have been turned over to me years ago, but the Biden administration opted to keep Congress and the public in the dark.”
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) recently announced that he will also continue to investigate Fauci for his actions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
“If there was ever any doubt as to who bears responsibility for the COVID pandemic, Biden’s pardon of Fauci forever seals the deal,” he wrote on X. “As Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee I will not rest until the entire truth of the coverup is exposed. Fauci’s pardon will only serve as an accelerant to pierce the veil of deception.”
“Ignominious! Anthony Fauci will go down in history as the first government scientist to be preemptively pardoned for a crime.”
Prior to leaving office, former President Joe Biden issued a preemptive pardon for Fauci.
