According to Senator Paul, Fauci lied to Congress about the NIH’s role and use of US taxpayer dollars to fund research on the coronavirus. Senator Paul also alleged Fauci destroyed government records which, on its face, is a felony crime. There are two statutes that criminalize the destruction of government records, 18 U.S.C. § 2071 and 18 U.S.C. § 1519.
It is worth noting Fauci’s testimony where he denied NIH had financed gain-of-function research in 2021: “Sen. Paul, with all due respect, you are entirely and completely incorrect that the NIH has not ever and does not now fund gain-of-function research in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.”
