Trump suggests Fauci should be prosecuted

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August 6, 2026 4:48 PM EDT

FILE PHOTO: Anthony Fauci, the former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and medical advisor to several U.S. presidents, attends a U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill

(Corrects Rand Paul's ‌last name ​in ​paragraph 1 by removing extraneous letter)

WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on ‌Thursday suggested that Dr. Anthony Fauci should ⁠be prosecuted, hours after Republican Senator Rand Paul said ‌that he would ask ‌the Justice Department to do so.

Paul said he wanted action after Fauci refused to answer ​questions about the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fauci, who led the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious ⁠Diseases for 38 years, became the face of the response and ​a primary target of anger over measures taken against a virus that killed ​more than 1.1 million Americans.

When ‌asked if the Justice Department should prosecute Fauci, Trump told reporters that ⁠former aides Peter Navarro and Steve Bannon had faced similar action "over something that essentially was never prosecuted ⁠before, and there are sort of telltale signs of ​similarity."

The Republican president added: "When you see that happen, you sort of say maybe he should (be prosecuted). What he ‌did is far more serious than a lot of crimes, frankly."

Paul's demand followed ‌a hearing last week where Fauci invoked ⁠his constitutional right against ‌self-incrimination more than ​100 times.

(Reporting by Jacob Bogage in Washington, writing by Jasper Ward;Editing by David ‌Ljunggren)


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