In fact, I testified before and/or briefed Senate and House committees well over 200 times over those 38 years." "Any reasonable person who has followed his unhinged obsession with me would readily come to the same conclusion," he added. Then, of course, Paul ordered security to remove Fauci’s lawyer from the committee room. Quick reminder:Reminder that on his last day of his first term, Trump awarded a commendation to Dr Fauci "in recognition of his exceptional effort on Operation Warp Speed" — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-07-29T14:02:40.340Za statement from Fauci's lawyers says Rand Paul has "an intense & seemingly pathological course of retribution, revenge, & obsession with Dr. Fauci ... The accusations that Chairman Paul continues to propagate are false and disgraceful, and we will examine all options to hold him accountable."