{"id":83519,"date":"2021-09-09T12:00:26","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T16:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=83519"},"modified":"2021-09-09T12:00:26","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T16:00:26","slug":"watch-rand-paul-calls-for-five-years-in-jail-for-fauci-lying-to-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=83519","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Rand Paul Calls For &#8220;Five Years In Jail&#8221; For Fauci Lying To Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/summit.news\/2021\/09\/09\/video-rand-paul-calls-for-five-years-in-jail-for-fauci-lying-to-congress\/\"><em>Authored by Steve Watson via Summit News,<\/em><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Appearing on\u00a0<em>Hannity<\/em>\u00a0Wednesday night, Senator Rand Paul responded to the emergence of yet more proof that Anthony Fauci lied to Congress regarding the funding of coronavirus gain of function research, reminding viewers that the offence is a felony punishable by five years jail time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/Screenshot-2021-09-09-at-12.11.45.png?itok=cMQDgqKY\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/Screenshot-2021-09-09-at-12.11.45.png?itok=cMQDgqKY\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/Screenshot-2021-09-09-at-12.11.45.png?itok=cMQDgqKY\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"81725800-9a31-4fd2-9497-dc95c058f799\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"Advert_desktop__1J5vD Advert_tablet__3QEBr Advert_mobile__1rlLc Advert_placement__1I4yb Advert_align__N0_fw\">\n<aside id=\"in-content-video\" class=\"Advert_verticallySpaced__wnPy3\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/21841313772,21778456762\/zerohedge\/in_content_video_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI find that hard to believe that we still would have someone with such poor judgment, who believes that even a pandemic would be worth it, that this person is in charge of the research for our government, I find that astounding,\u201d Paul declared.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>\u201cThe judgment that we should continue to fund this lab and\u2014that the virus in all likelihood came from the lab. I think it\u2019s such incredibly poor judgment that he should be immediately removed,\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Paul added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Senator added, \u201cWe\u2019ve referred it to the Department of Justice. I don\u2019t think Biden\u2019s Department of Justice will do anything with it but yes, it is very dangerous to have public officials who we need to have trust in coming and lying to us, but [Fauci] has lied dozens of times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paul continued<strong><em>:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>\u201cUsually, he tells us that it\u2019s for our own good but yes, he has dissembled, he has obfuscated\u2014there\u2019s other nicer words\u2014but he has definitely lied to the American public and he should be held responsible but not just that.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Watch:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SLdVw74uyos\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Adding to Paul\u2019s comments, Senator Tom Cotton called for prosecution against Fauci \u201cto the fullest extent of the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cotton urged \u201cYou know, for 18 months, he\u2019s been saddling up his moral high horse and clucking his tongue at college kids who want to go celebrate a football game in an outdoor stadium on a nice fall day or parents who don\u2019t want their kindergartners to have to wear masks their entire lives, telling you you have to wear three masks, when all along, he\u2019s been lying, not just to Congress, but to the American people about his role in funding the very reckless, dangerous research at a Chinese Communist lab that unleashed this pandemic on the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>\u201cIt is a disgrace and it\u2019s time for Tony Fauci to be held accountable,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Cotton added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Watch:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/akLj7D4tZ1k\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Meanwhile, Fauci appeared on both MSNBC and CNN, with neither network even bothering to ask a single question about the new report detailing how Fauci funded the Chinese research and then lied about it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" 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