‘What Happened On January 6th, Senator?’: Fauci Snaps At Ted Cruz Suggestion That He Should Be Prosecuted

Dr. Anthony Fauci snapped at Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) during an interview with CBS’ Margaret Brennan, arguing that his most prominent critics were attacking him in an effort to deflect from other major issues like the Capitol Hill riot that took place on January 6th.

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Brennan asked Fauci how he had handled the death threats and other criticisms that had come his way throughout the course of his career — coming to a head during the coronavirus pandemic.

“I dealt with it by focusing on what my job is. From the time that I went into medicine to the right now, where I am at my age, my job has been totally focused on doing what I can with the talents and the influence I have to make scientific advances, to protect the health of the American public. So, anybody who spins lies and threatens and all that theater that goes on with some of the investigations and the congressional committees and the Rand Pauls and all that other nonsense, that’s noise … that’s noise. I know what my job is,” Fauci said.

“Senator Cruz told the attorney general you should be prosecuted,” Brennan prompted, and Fauci just laughed.

“Yeah. I have to laugh at that. I should be prosecuted? What happened on January 6, Senator?” Fauci shot back.

“Do you think that this is about making you a scapegoat to deflect from President Trump?” Brennan asked.

“Of course, of course. You have to be asleep not to figure that one out,” Fauci continued, saying that he didn’t care whether Republican senators continued to attack him in that manner. “That’s okay. I’m just going to do my job. And I’m going to be saving lives, and they’re going to be lying.” – READ MORE