WATCH: Sen. Kennedy expects Fauci to testify ‘retirement or not’

Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) mentioned he's assured Dr. Anthony Fauci will likely be “spending a whole lot of time in entrance of congressional committees” if Republicans take management of Congress in November’s midterm elections.

Fauci introduced Monday that he'll step down in December from his positions as director of the Nationwide Institute of Allergy and Infectious Ailments, chief of the NIAID's Laboratory of Immunoregulation, and chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden.

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“Until Dr. Fauci, retirement or not, decides to hunt asylum in some distant, obscure overseas nation whose Powerball jackpot is 287 chickens and a goat, and subsequently won't implement a subpoena from america Congress, then Dr. Fauci, retirement or not, goes to be spending a whole lot of time in entrance of congressional committees,” Kennedy instructed Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday.

Kennedy famous the general public has many questions concerning the federal government’s dealing with of the coronavirus pandemic and that “getting solutions to these questions from Dr. Fauci and others has been like attempting to slam a revolving door.”

“We’re going to ask him questions on gain-of-function analysis, why he didn’t push again on China’s lies, why he pushed again so exhausting on the chance, which we all know is now actual, that the virus originated in a Chinese language lab, why he went together with the best … taking of civil liberties of the American folks within the historical past of our nation,” Kennedy mentioned.

“We’re going to have a whole lot of questions,” Kennedy continued. “We're going to subpoena him and anticipate him to reply. I might not advise Dr. Fauci to place down a nonrefundable deposit on a cruise.”

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) additionally mentioned he stays dedicated to an investigation of the origins of COVID-19 regardless of Fauci’s introduced retirement.

“Fauci’s resignation won't stop a full-throated investigation into the origins of the pandemic. He will likely be requested to testify below oath concerning any discussions he participated in regarding the lab leak,” Paul tweeted.

Fauci's retirement will mark the tip of 38 years of serving as NIAID director, initially taking up the place below former President Ronald Reagan, in keeping with the Nationwide Institutes of Well being.