Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow is calling for renewed scrutiny of former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci, arguing that the longtime public health official should publicly answer questions about his role in shaping the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
During a recent discussion, Marlow questioned why Fauci has not provided further public explanations for decisions made during the pandemic, despite previously saying he was prepared to defend his actions.
“If Fauci is not a criminal, why wouldn’t he explain himself as a public servant?” Marlow asked.
He argued that Fauci should be “serving the public now by answering these fundamental questions about why the things that controlled our lives-that had paddleboarders arrested off of the coast in California, that had our children locked away from their schools so that they would have mental health crises, learning setbacks, people losing their jobs, people losing their livelihoods over this.”
Marlow said the public deserves accountability because of the widespread impact of pandemic-era policies.
“How come he doesn’t need to be accountable to the public if he was such a great public servant?” he said.
As part of his argument, Marlow pointed to comments Fauci made in 2022, when the former health official said he would continue answering questions about his work.
Marlow quoted Fauci as saying, “I will always answer questions. I’m prepared to defend my positions, I will talk it through with curious minds who are in positions of power and influence.”
Marlow questioned why, in his view, that willingness is no longer evident.
“How come that is not applying now, when he’s already been pardoned by Big Joey Biden and his auto pen?” he said.
“So either the pardon is not legitimate, and that’s why he’s concerned, or the pardon is legitimate, and he needs to answer questions because he’s not going to incriminate himself anyway.”
According to Marlow, obtaining those answers remains important regardless of any legal issues surrounding the pardon.
“We just need to get answers because this can never happen again,” he said.
“People died, people suffered. America became a worse place because of this man, and he needs to be held to account.”
Marlow also argued that Fauci’s tenure before the COVID-19 pandemic deserves renewed examination.
He said the public should revisit Fauci’s handling of the AIDS epidemic during the early 1980s before introducing archival video of Fauci discussing AIDS transmission.
In the clip, Fauci said, “Brings in the implications that there are other ways, just plain close contact, and given the the long incubation period of this disease, we may be starting to see, as we’re seeing virtually as the months go by, other groups that can be involved, and and seeing it in children is really quite disturbing.”
When asked to elaborate, Fauci continued, “Well, for example, if if the close contact of a child as a household contact.
Perhaps there will be a certain number of cases of individuals who are just living with and in close contact with someone with AIDS or at risk of AIDS, who does not necessarily have to have intimate sexual contact or share a needle, but just the ordinary close contact that one sees in normal interpersonal relationships.”
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After playing the clip, Marlow argued the comments reflected what he believes was a longstanding pattern in Fauci’s public messaging.
“That’s from 1983, and that’s a precursor to his ability to lie through his teeth about a pandemic, about a virus, because it’s not politically good for him,” Marlow said.
He continued by asserting, “We all know that AIDS tends to spread through gay sex and sharing needles, gay sex between males in particular, and he’s acting as though children could get it through the air and touch. That’s pandering to left-wing political people. It’s always been inside of him; it always has.”
Marlow argued that the issues surrounding Fauci should remain the subject of congressional oversight. He said lawmakers should continue investigating not only Fauci but also officials who worked under him during the pandemic.
“We should have known 40 years ago, but we know now,” Marlow said. “Now he needs to get held to account.”
He also questioned what consequences could follow future congressional proceedings.
“He’s going to be held in contempt of the Senate. Does that mean jail time?” Marlow asked.
“What about all the people who knew who were underneath him that this was the real Anthony Fauci? They need to be hauled in front of the Senate. They need to be held to account.”
Marlow concluded by urging lawmakers not to end their oversight efforts.
“This cannot stop,” he said.
“We need to push harder.”
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