Rand Paul Tells Charlie Kirk Why He Thinks Fauci Is ‘Most Likely’ Biden Pardon Recipient ‘To Be Chargeable’

Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul told Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on Tuesday why he believes Dr. Anthony Fauci is the “most likely” recipient of a pardon from former President Joe Biden to be able to be criminally charged.

Fauci received a preemptive autopen pardon from Biden spanning back to 2014 during the final hours of his presidency on Jan. 20. Paul said on “The Charlie Kirk Show” that he thinks Fauci “committed a felony by lying to Congress” and that Biden’s autopen pardon may not hold up because the former president may not have been mentally present enough to know about it.

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“I do believe Anthony Fauci committed a felony by lying to Congress. So you have to charge him with a felony, take him to court and then the court will decide whether or not the pardon is upheld,” Paul told Kirk. “You can argue till you’re blue in the face that you can’t do autopens and that maybe the president wasn’t aware of it. But the only way to actually do this is you have to charge someone who was pardoned. I think Anthony Fauci is the most likely to be chargeable. There are other people — Hunter Biden — and they could be charged as well.”

“But someone has to be charged, you have to take it to court and then you have to decide. I think in Hunter Biden’s case he actually did physically sign it, so he must have perhaps recognized who Hunter Biden was,” he continued. “And he also had to recognize the importance of signing it. With Fauci, I’m not sure if he knows Anthony Fauci’s name or is aware of the circumstances. He is somewhat distant from contemporary events and activities … But the only way to to figure this out is take it to court.”