Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speculated about the possibility of investigating Dr. Anthony Fauci should Republicans take back the House, even predicting that the doctor “will comply” should a subpoena be issued.
McCarthy (R-CA) made the comments during an appearance on Tuesday’s “Jesse Watters Primetime.”
“So, is he going to comply with the subpoena or are you guys going to have to shackle him and raid his house?” host Jesse Watters asked, suggesting an eye for an eye after the FBI raid on former President Donald Trump.
“No, I imagine he will comply,” replied McCarthy.
“What will be interesting, Jesse, is how many more in the administration will resign before we come to power in January, the Homeland Security Secretary? Or others?” he wondered.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on if he’d subpoena Dr. Fauci:
“I really don’t trust anyone that keeps a mural of themselves in their office … Those type of individuals should have to come and answer the questions.”
Fox’s Jesse Watters: “Well, then you wouldn’t trust me.” pic.twitter.com/PV7SsNluYh
— The Recount (@therecount) August 23, 2022
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Will McCarthy and the Republicans Investigate and Subpoena Fauci?
Dr. Fauci announced earlier this week that he was retiring after more than 50 years in federal government service.
He will step down in December, one month prior to a new Congress being installed, from his roles as White House’s Chief Medical Advisor, and Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Fauci has been a consistent source of consternation for conservatives due to his pro-restriction approach to handling the pandemic, and his sanctimonious attitude.
Fauci is stepping down in December to try and avoid scrutiny from a Republican House that will take over in January.
Understand this loud and clear, Anthony:
We are coming for you whether you retire or not. You will not get away with what you did to America.
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) August 22, 2022
Doesn’t Trust Anyone With a Mural of Themselves
McCarthy, following an allusion to a subpoena being in Fauci’s future, made a joke that it’s difficult to trust a man with a giant ego. The man who says he “represents Science.”
“I just have one rule of thumb. I really don’t trust anyone who keeps a mural of themselves in their office,” McCarthy told Watters. “Those types of individuals should have to come and answer questions.”
An image emerged last year from the National Geographic documentary titled “Fauci,” showing the doctor’s office with a bobblehead and a massive, life-size portrait of himself.
Fauci’s home office features photos of himself, his own bobblehead https://t.co/o7PqEYeFXt pic.twitter.com/y2LDGyJVUd
— New York Post (@nypost) January 21, 2022
On a far more serious note, McCarthy isn’t the only Republican threatening Fauci with subpoenas and investigations.
“Dr. Fauci wants to wash his hands and enjoy a cushy retirement and his $350,000 a year pension courtesy of American taxpayers,” writes Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN). “Congressional Republicans shouldn’t let him.”
Louisiana GOP Sen. John Kennedy took it a step further and added a dash of his usual sense of humor.
“Well, unless Dr. Fauci decides to seek asylum in some foreign country whose Powerball jackpot is 287 chickens and a goat, and therefore, which won’t enforce a subpoena from the United States Congress, then, Dr. Fauci, retirement or not, is going to be spending a lot of time in front of a congressional committee and committees if Republicans take back control,” Kennedy told FOX News Monday.
“We’re going to have a lot of questions and we’re going to subpoena him and expect him to answer,” added Kennedy. “And I would not advise Dr. Fauci to put down a nonrefundable deposit on a cruise.”
Sen. Kennedy seals Fauci’s fate with MASSIVE investigation:
Fauci will spend “a lot of time in front of a Congressional committee” pic.twitter.com/D1vpSYr39Z
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 23, 2022
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