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May 24, 2026

Rand Paul Says Fauci Contempt Vote Could Go Straight To DOJ

The fallout from Dr. Anthony Fauci’s dramatic Senate testimony is continuing to grow after the chairman of the committee that questioned him revealed what he believes could be the next step.

Rather than allowing the matter to become bogged down in a lengthy legislative process, one Republican senator says there may be a faster path to placing the issue before federal prosecutors.

Sen. Rand Paul said Wednesday that if the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress, the resolution could be referred directly to the Department of Justice for possible criminal consideration.

Speaking with Fox News following the hearing, Paul said he expects the committee to approve the resolution when lawmakers meet next week.

“It’s actually a law. It’s a resolution,” Paul said.

“So it’s a resolution saying that he should be considered for charges for contempt of Congress.”

Paul argued that because the measure is a congressional resolution rather than a bill creating new law, it may not need to advance through the full legislative process.

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“I think if that resolution passes our committee, which it will, that it could simply be referred directly to the Department of Justice,” Paul said.

“Since it’s not really a law, it doesn’t have an exact procedure. It doesn’t have a procedure where it goes to the president for signature. It doesn’t have to go to the House.”

Paul also revealed that this would not be his first effort to persuade federal prosecutors to investigate Fauci.

According to the Kentucky senator, he previously submitted two criminal referrals during the Biden administration alleging that Fauci lied to Congress and improperly destroyed records.

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