Dr. Anthony Fauci received $15 million of taxpayer funded security services over the past 2 years. He retired in 2022 and is now a private citizen. Why does Fauci get or deserve a taxpayer funded security detail? He does not! Make him repay what he has received so far.
For the past two years, Dr. Anthony Fauci has received $15,000,000 in taxpayer-funded security services – despite having returned to private citizenship. Open the Books discovered the arrangement within a [memorandum of understanding] (MOU) between the U.S. Marshals service and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) via a Freedom of Information Act request.
Up until at least late September, this agreement between the two government agencies has left the American taxpayer on the hook for the costs attached to Dr. Fauci’s lifestyle, which included a publicly-funded chauffeur and a fully staffed U.S. Marshals security detail.
Fauci should pay for his own security, especially with how much money he made! Scam artist. Ring leader of the largest redistribution of wealth in human history. He should be in prison.
Locking him up is not bad but he is still living on the taxpayer’s dime. I would suggest, if we are going that route, a max security prison with the GM food only that is being marketed to the American people right now.
Can someone provide some examples of other high profile ex-staff members who had their security detail limited to lower costs?
Fauci provided a ‘service’ for the US government and made lots of enemies in the process.
What are standard amounts, both fiscally and time limits, relating to security?
(Please keep this constructive as it is a Policy site. We all have colorful language we could use to describe Fauci).
He made enough money pushing his vax agenda. He should pay for his own security. Better, he should be locked up for his lies, that damaged too many Americans and their families. Then he’ll be"safe" from the US public.
I say to prosecute Fauci, for crimes against humanity and to the fullest extent of that punishment…there would be no one paying for him once he is found guilty.
The price tag includes salaries and benefits for the U.S. marshals guarding Fauci, a private chauffeur, law enforcement equipment, and more.
Fauci retired from his position as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in December 2022. He claimed he still receives death threats from those unhappy with his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
OpenTheBooks.comOpenTheBooks.com previously reported that Fauci was the highest-paid federal employee in history in 2022 with a salary of $480,654. We estimate his pension will exceed $350,000, also the largest ever.
He and his wife, Dr. Christine Grady, had a net worth as high as $12.6 million in 2022. That was over $5 million higher than in 2019, before the pandemic began.
SUMMARY: Government security for a private citizen who is not a former president is incredibly unusual, and possibly unheard of. If Fauci wants protection, he should pay for it himself.