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Waste of the Day: Fauci Still Getting Chauffeur, Security Detail

Posted on Tuesday, November 26, 2024
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TOPLINE: Taxpayers have spent $15 million on security services for Dr. Anthony Fauci in the past two years, after he had already returned to life as a private citizen, according to a new report from OpenTheBooks.com.

KEY FACTS: The security agreement took effect in January 2023, and extended to September 2024. The agreement states that the contract could be extended. OpenTheBooks.com asked the U.S. Marshals Service for clarification, but they didn’t respond.

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.com uncovered the arrangement between the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice through a Freedom of Information Act request.

The expense comes as the Marshals Service is struggling to protect current government employees. The agency asked Congress for an extra $28.1 million next year to better protect federal judges with its limited staffing resources.

BACKGROUND: OpenTheBooks.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.

The #WasteOfTheDay is brought to you by the forensic auditors at OpenTheBooks.com

We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. Originally published by Real Clear Investigations.

Reprinted with permission from The Daily Signal by Jeremy Portnoy.

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Max
Max
11 days ago

He should be scared; he is still RESPONSIBLE for the many COVID deaths in this nation and profiteering from the Pharmeceutical companies over many years. He really needs to be brought up on charges for the disgraceful execution of his appointed position.

Liz
Liz
11 days ago

I think that DOGE will take care of this waste of money once President Trump takes office, if not before! Yes this person should definitely be brought up on charges for his covid handling

David
David
11 days ago

I believe the threats are in his mind. USSS can’t cover President elect Trump who’s actually been shot. Have seen anyone shooting at the midget. DOGE needs to chop off his protection service and let Fauci truly see what a death threat is like. Cut him off now. Good luck fauci.

John
John
11 days ago

Cut off the Crooked Bastard, NO MORE PROTECION

Tom
Tom
11 days ago

He should be in jail for crimes against humanity

Shelia
Shelia
11 days ago

He doesn’t deserve a government pension or free security from the United States taxpayers. That is ludicrous ???? and he doesn’t need it at all‼️

Shelia
Shelia
11 days ago

He has not earned, therefore, he does not deserve a government pension or free security from the United States taxpayers. That is just ludicrous and he doesn’t need it!!!

Michael J
Michael J
10 days ago

Just give Fauci the same vaccine as ordinary victims.

Dan Russell
Dan Russell
10 days ago

He is not deserving. With his wealth intact, shouldn’t he be responsible for hiring his own security? He has no legitimate excuse.

MAGA2024
MAGA2024
10 days ago

Well Jan 21, 2025 that will end, and I hope someone pays this “maggot” back for 1Million American lives lost.

What a lying traitor to our country, prosecute and bankrupt this scumbag.

Sharon
Sharon
10 days ago

With that salary, he can afford his own security.

Jeri
Jeri
10 days ago

Maybe Elon and Vivek can help here.

Steven Coughiin
Steven Coughiin
10 days ago

This criminal should be getting three hots and cot in prison.

numberstunner
numberstunner
10 days ago

If federal funds are paying for security services for Fauci after he retired, why am I not getting free security services? I am retired and at least I was doing something productive while I worked.

Sue
Sue
10 days ago

He deserves the death threats, and if someone acts upon the threats, they would save the country a lot of money.
His trial and execution for Crimes Against Humanity will cost the American Public an unethical amount. But that is how Faucci likes things, unethical.

Vikkic
Vikkic
10 days ago

Made plenty of money on vaccine stocks, didn’t he…Douchebag!!

Gigi
Gigi
10 days ago

Anthony Fraudci deserves nothing but a jail cell. He is responsible for thousands of deaths around the globe as he constantly lied to the entire world. I hope Trump’s AG prosecutes this worthless reprobate!

Robert Zuccaro
Robert Zuccaro
10 days ago

Get Pfizer, WHO, and China to pay for their boy.

Jackie
Jackie
10 days ago

My Granddaughter and myself have developed a condition called P.O.T.S.! It’s a syndrome that encompasses a lot of different symptoms! This syndrome was caused in us by the Covid vaccine and the virus itself!! And it’s a lifelong issue for which there is no cure and there are very, very few medications available and they don’t work on most people!! To read about the amount of tax dollars this assh**e is spending is despicable!! I have gone thru all of my retirement to even get a diagnosis for my Granddaughter! So, Fauci is living the high life and I’m living on social security alone now!!
I am disgusted with Fauci and his daily dose of lies!! I’m disgusted with the Biden/Harris administration for taking our country in an entirely wrong direction!!! Too much waste and fraud with them along with spending too much money, period!! I would love to assist Elon and Vivik in deciding what agency cuts there will be and whose funding will be cut!!! I have no attachments and I don’t have to have anyone like me either so there is no persuasion going on!!

Donna
Donna
10 days ago

Hope Elon and the DOGE team cuts his butt out of the Government pocketbook.

Neal
Neal
10 days ago

reclaim & deny him federal funding or “perks!” nw

Randall L. Beatty
Randall L. Beatty
10 days ago

What a waste of taxpayers money time to stop what does he need us to keep paying for him let him get his own rides and take care of himself this needs to stop I hope President Trump puts a stop to this waste of money and more.

Barbara W.
Barbara W.
10 days ago

Flip-Flop Fauci doesn’t deserve taxpayer-funded perks like this. It’s just more government waste and abuse for DOGE to dispose of.

Orion Bennett
Orion Bennett
10 days ago

It’s getting to the point that if you have a government job … and due to your position in that government job, that you get free protection from the government. So the guy that dumps biden’s trash cans, gets a threat against his life, and hence will be protected, probably better than Donald Trump as a former President, and candidate for President was protected. Me thinks something kind of stinky is going on …… just sayin

GMA
GMA
10 days ago

End these benefits..Fauci is not only a Liar but co-conspirator to killing many people.

Paul
Paul
9 days ago

Dr.Fauci should be charged with Treason.
There’s no excuse for his actions.
Prosecute him to the fullest extent of the law.

Kenton Johnson
Kenton Johnson
9 days ago

The best security detail would be in Federal Prison, solitary confinement. This guy is a mass murderer of galactic proportions.

Jeff
Jeff
10 days ago

More like the waste of several decades of our tax dollars. I might even go a bit further and call it a waste of good air that this devil of a human had to breathe!

Denise
Denise
10 days ago

And as of about 3 or 4 years ago this scammer was the richest “man” in DC….and this low life is still around? The scammer, liar, fairy tale teller…not to mention his pet “Wuhan” lab which he denied at first even knowing about….jerk should be in jail for the deaths of a whole lotta folks along with governor Cuomo of New York who put covid positive patients in nursing homes!! Per the count: approximately 15,000 grampa’s and gramma’s died because of this evil and Cuomo skated!

David Millikan
David Millikan
9 days ago

Fauci and the democrats are Sewage of society.

Jim Wharry
Jim Wharry
9 days ago

Let him pay for his own personal life guards. And he certainly doesn’t need a government paid chauffeur.

Geraldine
Geraldine
9 days ago

Trump gets blamed for COVID deaths, but it really was Fauci who “managed” the plandemic.
Prison is what he deserves!

Geraldine
Geraldine
9 days ago

Outrageous!

Gail
Gail
9 days ago

So what if he is still ‘gettong threats’. He has enough money to pay for any security he thinks he has earned!

Kim
Kim
9 days ago

As much as Fauci has made all those years he “served” in government and makes from his pension, he can afford to pay for his own security. We don’t support other criminals–except those in prison—do we?

Susan
Susan
9 days ago

Fauci needs to be fired and put in jail for treason. We need new people running our government who love America and will work to help our country prosper and move forward!

Roger
Roger
10 days ago

That is utterly ridiculous! Get rid of him!

Marty johnson
Marty johnson
8 days ago

Do something about!!!

Nancy Stull
Nancy Stull
9 days ago

Why is he still receiving these perks? He surely doesn’t need to get a pension for what he did to the USA during Covid. He shouldn’t need to have a security detail paid for by the Government. In fact, he should be thoroughly investigated by a special counsel appointed by DOJ after January of 2025.

Robin Walter Boyd
Robin Walter Boyd
6 days ago

Fauci and others like him who have abused American citizens need to be paying back, not receiving.

Christina
Christina
7 days ago

This scumbag thief should be in prison for treason & have to pay back all of the money he stole from us taxpayers!!!!

Stephen Russell
Stephen Russell
10 days ago

Defund DOGE

KLM
KLM
11 days ago

First off, I’m a Republican. Doctor Fauci helped lead our nation through the pandemic saving countless lives with his great advice on masks and vaccinations. He deserves the security detail and every other perk he has gotten. I’ve never heard of a Jeremy Portnoy until now. What has he accomplished?

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