Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul lamented Tuesday that the Trump administration "still" hasn't taken any action on the criminal referrals he sent them regarding former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci. 

Paul initially sent the referrals to former Attorney General Merrick Garland, accusing Fauci of lying to Congress about gain-of-function research funding for the COVID-19 virus. He reissued the referrals to Attorney General Pam Bondi in July.

Paul said on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast that he has been working with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has shared more information on Fauci's activities as NIAID director, including evidence he was allegedly telling people to “destroy” messages after reading them. 

“Well, you can’t do that," the senator said. "The executive branch, when they communicate, they’re required to keep their communications, and they’re required to do it on government devices. So we have this evidence, and I’ve summarized it again in a criminal referral to [President Donald] Trump’s attorney general and I still haven’t gotten action."

Paul acknowledged that Fauci had been preemptively pardoned by former President Joe Biden as he left office, but questioned whether it was valid because it was signed with an autopen and suggested the administration take it to court.

"I can’t guarantee they’ll win, they might lose, but they ought to ... take it to court,” Paul said.

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