Fauci received $15M in security since leaving office, documents reveal

A NEW REPORT REVEALS DR. ANTHONY FAUCI RECEIVED 15 MILLION DOLLARS IN TAXPAYER-FUNDED SECURITY AFTER HE LEFT PUBLIC OFFICE.

NEW DOCUMENTS OBTAINED BY ‘OPEN THE BOOKS’ THROUGH THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REVEAL AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND THE U-S MARSHALS SERVICE. 

MARSHALS PROVIDED THE FORMER NIAID DIRECTOR WITH A FULL SECURITY DETAIL, A CHAUFFEUR, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE SERVICES FROM JANUARY 2023 UNTIL THIS SEPTEMBER.

SECURITY SPECIALISTS BELIEVE FAUCI LIKELY RECEIVED THESE SERVICES DUE TO ONGOING DEATH THREATS AND HARASSMENT TIED TO HIS ROLE IN AMERICA’S COVID-19 RESPONSE. FAUCI HIMSELF HAS SAID THAT PUBLIC ACCUSATIONS LINKING HIM TO PANDEMIC DEATHS AND POLICIES OFTEN LEAD TO INCREASED THREATS AGAINST HIM. HE CALLED IT “A PATTERN” THAT SPIKES WHEN CRITICS IN CONGRESS OR MEDIA BLAME HIM FOR COVID-19 LOSSES.

BUT TAXPAYER-FUNDED PROTECTION OF THIS LEVEL RAISES QUESTIONS. THE U-S MARSHALS SERVICE, TASKED WITH PROTECTING JUDGES AND WITNESSES, RECENTLY CITED BUDGET LIMITATIONS IN MEETING ITS ESSENTIAL DUTIES, AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE FIGURES HAVE STRUGGLED TO RECEIVE SIMILAR PROTECTION. 

FOR EXAMPLE, ROBERT F. KENNEDY JUNIOR HAD TO PAY MILLIONS IN PRIVATE SECURITY DURING HIS PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN THIS YEAR, AFTER THE SECRET SERVICE DENIED HIM PROTECTION MULTIPLE TIMES.

CRITICS SAY THIS REVEALS A DOUBLE STANDARD, AS FAUCI’S SECURITY COSTS HAVE CONTINUED WHILE THE MARSHALS SERVICE ITSELF HAS REQUESTED 28-MILLION TO KEEP UP WITH ITS CORE RESPONSIBILITIES. 

SO FAR, THERE HAS BEEN NO RESPONSE FROM H-H-S OR THE U-S MARSHALS ON WHETHER FAUCI’S SECURITY WILL CONTINUE.

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