Anthony Fauci must face contempt of Congress, federal prosecution, and potentially arrest by the Senate sergeant-at-arms.And then, every state that had dealings with him should pursue charges independently.This week, Fauci, the self-proclaimed final arbiter of science, transformed from a big man of too many words to a little one of almost none.
Fauci asserted his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination when called before Congress.Congressional Republicans rightly want answers over Fauci's gross mismanagement, at best, and lies regarding the COVID-19 pandemic that disrupted billions, killed millions and destroyed millions more.
Fauci refused to testify before Congress even after receiving a Biden pardon.His lawless cowardice should not end his legal jeopardy.
The pursuit of justice must intensify.Kennedy said Fauci is to blame for Americans’ lack of trust in public health and added that "they shouldn’t" because they were "lied to." (Left (Alex Wong/Getty Images), Right (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images))For more than three years, until President More than a million people died.Many more wound up in hospitals and on ventilators, clinging to life.
The families of those victims suffered immeasurable mental trauma.Others were forced to homeschool their children as schools stayed closed for an absurd length of time.
Poor kids, often minority, without adequate home resources faced tremendous learning loss, along with years of undetected neglect and mental, physical and sexual abuse that classroom teachers would have caught.Children suffered because schools, on Fauci's recommendation, ordered students to mask up, blocking the face-to-face interaction necessary for language and social development.
Other Americans lost their jobs because businesses shut down or because they refused to take the experimental vaccine Fauci championed.Fauci told the world that the pandemic's origin was unknown; yet he suspected early on that the virus had emerged from a lab in Wuhan...