Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said he thinks former White House chief medial adviser Anthony Fauci deserves jail time. “And do you believe that Anthony Fauci belongs in jail?” Fox News host Sean Hannity a…

This would be pretty funny if he weren’t elected to a major institution…

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said he thinks former White House chief medial adviser Anthony Fauci deserves jail time.

“And do you believe that Anthony Fauci belongs in jail?” Fox News host Sean Hannity asked Paul.

“Without question,” the senator responded.

Paul has a fiery history with Fauci, brimming from disagreements around the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic to vaccinations. He has also argued that the former infectious diseases doctor lied to Congress by flip-flopping on where the COVID virus began in public and in private.

“We now have proof in Anthony Fauci’s own words, we have his emails,” Paul said in his interview with Hannity.

“In public he’s saying, ‘Oh, if you say it came from the lab, you’re a conspiracy theorist, you’re crazy, it’s a fringe theory,'” he continued. “But in private, he’s saying … ‘We’re very concerned because the virus appears to be manipulated. And we’re also very concerned because we know they’re doing gain of function research in Wuhan.’”

He said that is why he referred him to Attorney General Merrick Garland — whom Paul referred to as “the most partisan attorney general” in history. He accused Garland of bucking his responsibility in order to protect Fauci.

Fauci responded to calls in March for his prosecution for the handling of the COVID-19 outbreak, saying “[t]here’s no response to that craziness.”

“I mean, prosecute me for what? What are they talking about? I mean, I wish I could figure out what the heck they were talking about. I think they’re just going off the deep end,” Fauci said. “It doesn’t make any sense to say something like that and it actually is irresponsible.”

Paul outlines his beliefs in his upcoming book: “Deception: The Great Covid Cover-Up,” which is expected to be released next week. When talking to Hannity, the senator teased that more action could come against Fauci.

“We deserve to know what happened,” he said.

“I think the book will go a long way to convincing the rest of America that this man was a traitor to his country,” Paul later added about Fauci.

  • ubermeisters@lemmy.world
    311·
    9 months ago

    … you mean the same Rand Paul who:

    • Civil Rights Act: Paul has been criticized for his stance on the Civil Rights Act. He has stated that while he abhors racism, he doesn’t like the idea of telling private business owners to serve customers of all races.
    • Merger with Mexico and Canada: Paul suggested that the U.S. is secretly planning a European Union-style merger with Mexico and Canada.
    • Nuclear Iran: He has stated that a nuclear Iran isn’t necessarily a threat to U.S. national security.
    • Medicare: Paul, a practicing optometrist, has suggested reining in Medicare but not its payments to doctors.
    • Mountaintop coal mining: He has controversially stated that mountaintop coal mining is good for real estate values.
    • Malpractice lawsuits: Paul faced two malpractice lawsuits between 1993 and 2010; he was cleared in one case while the other was settled for $50,000.
    • Physical attack by neighbor: In 2017, Paul’s neighbor physically attacked him, causing him to suffer five rib fractures.
      • ubermeisters@lemmy.world
        171·
        9 months ago
        • Letter from Trump to Putin: Sen. Rand Paul delivered a letter from President Trump to Russia President Putin that emphasized the importance of further engagement between the two leaders.
        • Topics of interest: The letter mentioned topics of interest that Paul wanted to discuss with Putin, such as countering terrorism, enhancing legislative dialogue and resuming cultural exchanges.
        • Paul’s defense of Trump: Paul was one of the few prominent defenders of Trump after his controversial summit with Putin in Helsinki last month, where Trump sided with Putin over U.S. intelligence agencies.
        • Paul’s visit to Moscow: Paul visited Moscow this week where he met with Russian officials and announced that Russian lawmakers have agreed to visit the U.S. Capitol for the first time in almost three years.
        • Another meeting between Trump and Putin: The letter also came after Putin publicly invited Trump to Russia for another face-to-face meeting. The White House had previously delayed a second meeting between the two leaders.
          • jasondj@ttrpg.network
            1·
            9 months ago

            It was a birthday card, but inside he said he “Changed the launch codes to ‘1437’” because he was “thinking of his sweet Vladdy Daddy Putin-Pie.”

            (That was sarcasm, but coincidentally today, October 7th, is Putin’s birthday. He’s 71.)

          • ubermeisters@lemmy.world
            1·
            9 months ago

            I can’t even tell you if there’s actually a letter if we’re being honest, neither can you. Stop being pedantic.

            • squiblet@kbin.social
              1·
              9 months ago

              I’m not sure how you get ‘pedantic’ out of what I said. My question is where the information about the content of the letter came from and whether it’s reliable, and whether that’s all it said. That’s different than questioning whether it exists at all.

    • MelodiousFunk@kbin.social
      161·
      9 months ago

      Paul suggested that the U.S. is secretly planning a European Union-style merger with Mexico and Canada.

      This kind of shit is a pet peeve of mine. Some version of this tripe has been floating around the right for 20 years if not more.

      • Step 1: Invent some ridiculous premise and declare it an existential threat
      • Step 2: Rile up your base
      • Step 3: Produce exactly zero evidence
      • Step 4: Move on to something else for a few years, occasionally reminding people about Step 1 (but glossing over Step 3)
      • Step n: Bring up the nonsense from Step 1 and declare that it was only defeated thanks to your unwavering determination to stop the demonic leftist commie liberal socialists

      It’s bad comedy, but it works on the credulous when it lines up with what they already believe.