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Sen. Paul attempts to get immunity for Fauci witness and fails
Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul attempted to seek immunity for a former longtime aide of Dr. Anthony Fauci, but was denied.
Democrats on Wednesday rejected Paul’s request to give the aide, who he did not name, legal immunity.
The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 8-7 against the aide getting legal immunity.
Paul said that opposition from the Democrats was disappointing, according to the Politico news outlet.
Paul has been one of the main voices speaking out about how COVID-19 was handled and has been adamant about trying to get the Trump administration to prosecute Fauci over his past congressional testimony.
In 2024, Paul alleged that Fauci conspired with an organization that was researching viruses to hide its loss of funding from the government.
Paul was on popular podcaster Joe Rogan’s show where he compared Fauci to former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover.
“I wrote an op-ed comparing him to J. Edgar Hoover,” Paul said. “Hoover was there for like 70 years. [He] abused the civil liberties of people protesting civil rights. He abused liberty and the privacy of people protesting the Vietnam War. And so Hoover was a terrible person with his longevity. I think Fauci ranks right up there with his disregard for people’s privacy.”