A new post on X is raising a big red flag about a potential charge against the not-so-good doctor. If it's going to happen, it needs to happen quickly. Time is almost up.

If Fauci lied to Congress on May 11, 2021, when he lied and said the NIH didn't fund gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, then the five-year statute of limitations is about to run out on that.

That means the window to charge him is closing very fast.

And yes, there's the Biden autopen-pardon problem. As we all know, Fauci received that sweeping last-minute pardon covering his COVID conduct, which could make prosecution harder. But that doesn't mean the Justice Department should just shrug their shoulders and move on. They should charge him and see if that autopen pardon holds.

That's the key point.

Fauci can raise the pardon as his defense all he wants, and the courts can decide if it protects him. But if DOJ waits too long, the whole thing will die before anyone ever has to answer the real question.

And as we all know, the autopen pardon question matters.

Hans Mahncke:

There is an important five year deadline approaching with respect to charging Fauci for lying to Congress, which he did on May 11, 2021. You can see his statement below, as well as the statement from Daszak that contradicts what Fauci told Congress.

The question is whether he should be charged despite his pardon. It is a close call, involving multiple factors, including his role in the Morens, Keusch and Daszak case. Probably the safest route is to file charges before the statute of limitations runs out so the case is timely on the record, because waiting until May 12 would make it impossible.

Once charges are filed, Fauci can then raise his pardon as a defense, which the courts would have to resolve. At a minimum, this course of action would ensure that his conduct is on the record, meaning that he did in fact fund gain-of-function research at the Wuhan lab and lied about it, regardless of whether the charges ultimately stand.