$15 million in taxpayer funds went to Dr Anthony Fauci's security detail READ MORE: Fauci's stunning admissions during testimony before Congress By CASSIDY MORRISON SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 21:53 GMT, 13 November 2024 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 13 November 2024 e-mail 25 View comments The government’s former top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci , often maligned for supporting stringent Covid isolation measures, was given a whopping $15 million - worth of private security after retirement from Jan. 4, 2023, to Sept.
20, 2024. Dr Fauci, who headed the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases until his retirement in December 2022, had a publicly funded chauffeur and a dedicated security team of US Marshals, according to Freedom of Information Act documents obtained by independent journalist Jordan Schachtel and Open The Books . During this time, these same services also managed his personal protection while he was still a government official.
The former official has been subject to death threats since the start of the pandemic and frequent public criticism , which he and other officials argue merit heightened security. When Dr Fauci retired, he was the highest-paid public servant on the books, with a record $480,654 salary. For comparison, the president’s salary is $400,000.
Since retiring, he has published a bestselling memoir about his career in public service, which spans from his work during the AIDS crisis in the 1990.
