Thread by @SenRandPaul

I am currently working with @FBIDirectorKash to investigate Fauci malfeasance in office. The FBI concluded, with "moderate confidence", that the pandemic most likely originated from a lab incident in Wuhan, China.

Over the last six years, compelling evidence has emerged supporting the lab origin of the pandemic and unraveling a web of deception, the vast COVID coverup. We learned that NIH funneled federal funds through EcoHealth Alliance to support gain of function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, research that may have caused the pandemic.

The coronavirus outbreak brought the world’s attention to the dangers of gain-of-function research. This kind of research occurs when a virus is manipulated to increase its strength or contagiousness—literally, causing it to gain a function.

Anthony Fauci continued to repeat the talking points of the Chinese Communist Party and insisted that SARS-CoV-2 spread from bats to an intermediate host animal, then to humans. A wet market in Wuhan, China, was allegedly where this “spillover” occurred.

That’s why I referred Fauci twice for criminal prosecution under Biden.

Understanding the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic is not just about assigning blame—it's about learning from what happened so we can prevent future, more deadly pandemics and the negative societal consequences associated with them. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Congress has yet to enact safeguards to gain of function research.

That’s why I subpoenaed 14 agencies in mid-January about the origin of Covid-19.
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You don’t need to be convinced that the COVID-19 virus originated from a lab leak to recognize the imminent need for oversight mechanisms – the mere possibility that the virus could have emerged from such risky research should be more than enough to prompt decisive action.

Gain of function research, which can enhance the pathogenicity or transmissibility of viruses, poses a danger comparable to that of nuclear weapons.
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That’s why I introduced the Risky Research Review Act—to codify permanent independent oversight of dangerous scientific research funded by U.S. taxpayers. The bill establishes anindependent Life Sciences Research Security Board to safeguard public health, safety, and national security.

The Risky Research Act codifies into law what an executive order alone cannot guarantee— permanent safeguards against dangerous, taxpayer-funded experiments. We need lasting protections, not temporary fixes.

This legislation isn’t about politics—it’s about preventing the next pandemic. We cannot afford another deadly mistake. Congress must act now to pass the Risky Research Act and ensure that public safety—not secrecy or special interests—guides future scientific research.

The Senate is now gearing up to subpoena Fauci to testify under oath. The American people deserve complete transparency on the origins of COVID-19. The pandemic killed millions of people and shut down global economies.

Federal and state governments used the pandemic as a justification to strip Americans of their civil liberties and freedoms. Children missed critical developmental opportunities, families lost jobs, and businesses were forced to close.

I didn’t just call out Fauci — I referred him for prosecution under both Biden and Trump.

Now, I’m subpoenaing his testimony before Congress.