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2021-07-21 -Lurid Crime Tales-
Senator Rand Paul says he will ask DOJ for 'criminal referral' over Fauci testimony
[FOX] Sen. Rand Paul said he will send a letter to the Department of Justice asking for a criminal investigation of Dr. Anthony Fauci.

"I will be sending a letter to Department of Justice asking for a criminal referral because he has lied to Congress. We have scientists that were lined up by the dozens to say that the research he was funding was gain-of-function," the Kentucky Republican told Sean Hannity of Fauci on Tuesday evening’s "Hannity" program.

"He's doing this because he has a self interest to cover his tracks and to cover his connection to Wuhan lab," Paul continued.

Paul’s interview comes after he and Fauci had another heated exchange during a Senate hearing Tuesday when the two traded accusations of "lying" over gain-of-function research at a Wuhan lab floated as the origin of the coronavirus.
Posted by Besoeker 2021-07-21 10:13|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ]  Top

#1 A criminal referral to the DOJ? Isn't that where referrals go to die? Good effort on the part of Senator Paul none-the-less.
Posted by JohnQC 2021-07-21 11:18||   2021-07-21 11:18|| Front Page Top

#2 A futile gesture but at least he can't be accused of negligence.
Posted by Abu Uluque 2021-07-21 12:26||   2021-07-21 12:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Like the DOJ would do anything
Posted by DarthVader 2021-07-21 13:20||   2021-07-21 13:20|| Front Page Top

#4 Despite Fauci's word salad, it seems to me the salient point is that US tax money (with Fauci's knowledge and approval) went into one end of a Chinese pipeline and a bioweapon emerged at the other end. Talking about the exact intended purpose of the cash ignores the fact that cash has a serious tendency to be fungible.
Posted by Matt 2021-07-21 14:04||   2021-07-21 14:04|| Front Page Top

#5 cash has a serious tendency to be fungible

Ask any Palestinian
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-07-21 14:05||   2021-07-21 14:05|| Front Page Top

#6 Like the DOJ would do anything.

It's a way of adding more instances of negligence and dereliction of duty against the roque DOJ and the WH. Nothing wrong with keeping the pressure on em.
Posted by Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 2021-07-21 14:12||   2021-07-21 14:12|| Front Page Top

#7 The attempt should be made even if it is futile or Fauci can claim innocence by default.
Posted by magpie 2021-07-21 18:41||   2021-07-21 18:41|| Front Page Top

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