Rep. Nancy Mace Calls On DOJ To Indict Fauci Before Statute Of Limitations Expires

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Apr. 29, 2026) - Today, Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) called on the Department of Justice to indict former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Dr. Anthony Fauci for lying to Congress before the five-year statute of limitations expires on May 11.

In 2021, Fauci testified under oath the National Institutes of Health (NIH) never funded gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, the same city where COVID-19 emerged and killed millions of people worldwide.

In 2023, the Government Accountability Office determined the Wuhan Institute of Virology and Wuhan University received NIH funding, including for "Understanding the Risk of Bat Coronavirus Emergence" through "genetic experiments to combine naturally occurring bat coronaviruses with SARS and MERS viruses, resulting in hybridized coronavirus strains."

In 2024, NIH Principal Deputy Director Lawrence Tabak admitted before a House committee the U.S. government did fund gain-of-function research in Wuhan. Documents confirm Fauci's agency awarded EcoHealth Alliance $3.1 million in grants, $750,000 of which went directly to the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

"Anthony Fauci looked Congress in the eye and lied under oath about funding research tied to a pandemic killing millions of people worldwide, which he then used as justification to shut down our country," said Congresswoman Mace. "His adviser has been indicted. His agency's own deputy director admitted the truth on the record. There is no excuse for the DOJ to not act. The American people deserve accountability, and the clock is running out."

Fauci's former senior adviser David Morens was indicted this week on charges of conspiracy and destruction of federal records related to COVID-19 origins. Morens now faces up to 51 years in prison. Fauci was at the top of the chain of command.

Former President Biden issued a blanket autopen pardon to Fauci on his final day in office covering unspecified offenses dating back to 2014. Given the use of an autopen and with no documented evidence President Biden personally reviewed or approved the pardon, there are serious questions about the validity of the pardon. The pardon's validity has never been tested in court.

"The Biden Administration handed Fauci a pardon on his way out the door. He tried to protect his ally from ever facing accountability, but a blanket autopen pardon, which the President may have not even reviewed or approved, covering a decade of unspecified offenses has never been tested in a court of law. The only way to find out if it stands is to indict. The DOJ needs to act," Mace added.

The statute of limitations on Fauci's alleged perjury before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee expires May 11, 2026.

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