House GOP Pushes AG Pam Bondi On Fauci, Others
WASHINGTON D.C. — House conservatives have seen enough waiting. In a fiery push for accountability, Republicans are urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to stop dragging her feet and start prosecuting the individuals they believe "weaponized" the government against President Donald Trump and the American people.
The Target List
The demands are specific and severe. Republicans want federal criminal charges brought against a list of high-profile targets, accusing them of everything from lying to Congress to harboring illegal aliens.
At the top of the list? Dr. Anthony Fauci and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
"These Republicans want Dr. Anthony Fauci and New York Attorney General Letitia James imprisoned for what they see as politically motivated efforts to undermine Trump," reports confirm.
[Visual: The GOP's "Most Wanted" for Prosecution]
Dr. Anthony Fauci: Perjury / Lying to Congress
Letitia James: Political Persecution of Trump
Democratic Mayors: Harboring Unauthorized Immigrants
Biden Bureaucrats: Wasting Taxpayer Money on "Woke" Agendas
Rand Paul vs. Fauci: "Five Years in Prison"
Leading the charge against the former NIAID director is Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, who has formally referred Fauci to the Department of Justice for a criminal investigation.
The accusation is simple: Perjury.
In 2021, Fauci testified under oath that the U.S. "has not ever and does not now fund gain-of-function research in the Wuhan Institute of Virology."
However, Sen. Paul points to newly released emails and a Government Accountability Office (GAO) determination that contradicts this claim.
The Evidence: An email from Feb 1, 2020, shows Fauci acknowledging that "scientists in Wuhan University are known to have been working on gain-of-function experiments."
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The Funding: The GAO determined last month that the Wuhan Institute did receive NIH funding.
"I’ve referred Anthony Fauci to the DOJ (again) for lying to Congress," Paul tweeted. "Likely nothing more conclusive than catching a liar lying with his own words!"
Paul stated that Fauci deserves a five-year prison sentence, citing the devastation of the pandemic and the incorrect advice given to the American public.
Trump Takes Action
While Congress pushes for prosecution, President Trump is using his executive power to ensure the "dangerous" science stops. Earlier this month, Trump signed an executive order prohibiting government financing for gain-of-function research, fulfilling a campaign promise to end the practice believed to be at the core of the COVID-19 lab breach.
Pressure on Bondi
The pressure is now squarely on Attorney General Pam Bondi. House Republicans have voiced frustration not only with the lack of movement on Fauci and James but also with the "tardy release" of the Jeffrey Epstein materials.
Conservatives are also demanding action against Democratic mayors who provide shelter to unauthorized immigrants and Biden-era bureaucrats who "waste federal taxpayer money" promoting DEI and climate change agendas.
With the Trump administration launching a "renewed effort" to investigate the origins of COVID-19, the window for accountability is wide open—and the GOP wants Bondi to walk through it.
FBI Director: ‘We Seized Enough Fentanyl in 2025 to Kill 178 Million Americans’
FBI Director Kash Patel announced what he described as a major breakthrough in the federal government’s fight against fentanyl and transnational criminal organizations. The FBI director also revealed that opioid overdose deaths declined sharply over the past year.
“We seized enough fentanyl in 2025 to kill 178 MILLION Americans. Opioid overdose deaths from last year dropped — 20 points,” Patel said, underscoring the scale of the synthetic opioid threat facing the country while also crediting coordinated federal, state, and local enforcement efforts.
According to earlier 2025 FBI testimony, the bureau has significantly ramped up operations targeting cartels, gangs, and drug trafficking networks following executive orders issued January 20 directing federal agencies to pursue the “total elimination” of cartels and transnational criminal organizations operating in the United States.
In February, the State Department designated six cartels and four transnational gangs as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs). In response, the FBI launched a Counter Cartel Coordination Center to consolidate intelligence and operational capabilities.
Since January 20, 2025, the FBI reports:
Over 25,000 immigration-related arrests
350 arrests of Tren de Aragua members
195 arrests of MS-13 members
Seizure of 66,600 kilograms of cocaine
6,675 kilograms of methamphetamine seized
1,500 kilograms of fentanyl seized
In March, federal authorities apprehended one of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted fugitives, MS-13 leader Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales, in Mexico.
FBI-led task forces now include more than 9,000 federal, state, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement partners nationwide.
“We can’t do that unless we have great police partnerships,” Patel said. “Which is why I’ve embedded police officers here at HQ from around the country to make sure we have that connectivity.”
The fentanyl crisis has devastated communities across the country in recent years. Provisional data shows:
2023: Approximately 72,776 fentanyl-related deaths (about 69% of all U.S. overdose deaths)
2024: Approximately 48,422 deaths — a substantial drop from the prior year
Fentanyl remains the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18–45.
The demographic impact has also been severe. In 2023, Black Americans experienced the highest fentanyl death rate at 35.0 per 100,000 people, followed by American Indian and Alaska Native populations at 28.5 per 100,000.
Federal officials attribute part of the recent decline to intensified interdiction efforts, maritime seizures, and cross-border enforcement coordination. For example, since April, the FBI Tampa Division’s Panama Express Strike Force, working with DEA, Homeland Security Investigations, and the U.S. Coast Guard, has seized approximately 66,900 kilograms of cocaine valued at more than $1.6 billion from maritime trafficking routes.
Patel emphasized that the fentanyl crackdown is part of a larger counterterrorism and national security framework. Following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack in Israel, the FBI reported a surge in terrorism-related threats. The bureau now co-leads Joint Task Force October 7 (JTF 10-7) and continues to coordinate with immigration enforcement agencies on subjects eligible for removal.
The FBI currently maintains over 35,000 direct-funded positions across 55 field offices nationwide. “Keeping Americans safe at home and abroad is a no-fail mission,” Patel stated in prior testimony.
While overdose deaths remain historically high, the reported 2024 decline marks the first major drop after years of record-breaking fatalities tied to synthetic opioids.
Federal officials caution that fentanyl remains deeply embedded in the illicit drug supply chain, often mixed into cocaine, methamphetamine, and counterfeit prescription pills.
Still, Patel framed the latest statistics as proof that aggressive enforcement strategies — combined with expanded task force coordination and international collaboration — are beginning to shift momentum in the fight against cartels and synthetic opioids.
Whether the downward trend continues will likely depend on sustained interdiction, prosecution, treatment access, and cross-border pressure on supply networks.
But for now, the FBI is pointing to the 178 million lethal doses seized and the double-digit drop in overdose deaths as evidence that the tide may finally be turning to keep Americans safer.
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