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Source: The Hill
By Christian Spencer
Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) made good on his threat to refer Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Biden and director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, to the Justice Department for allegedly lying to Congress about funding gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
As Changing America previously reported, Fauci said that the National Institutes of Health has not ever and does not now fund gain-of-function research in the Wuhan Institute of Virology in response to Pauls unsubstantiated claims to the contrary during a May hearing.
Last Tuesday, Paul asked Fauci if he would like to retract a previous statement, saying as you are aware it is a crime to lie to Congress.
Fauci said he would not retract the statement and was adamant that he has never lied before Congress.
Read more: https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/564803-rand-paul-sends-official-criminal-referral-on