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Since he retired from his federal government role almost two years ago, American taxpayers have spent a staggering $15 million in security for the former top health official.
The huge sum means Americans are now paying almost 16 times as much for Fauci’s security every year than he earned in annual salary as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
Fauci reportedly received millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded security services after he retired in December 2022.
The services were provided between January 4, 2023, and September 20, 2024.
The big federal spending was revealed by the government watchdog organization Open The Books.
The organization states that its mission is to “work hard to capture and post all disclosed spending at every level of government – federal, state, and local.”
Open The Books found the evidence in a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the U.S. Marshals Service and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The MOU was obtained via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, a new report states.
Open the Books’ Deputy Policy Editor Amber Todoroff found that money covered “Salaries and benefits for deputies and administrative personnel assigned to Fauci’s protective detail; costs related to transporting Fauci, and law enforcement equipment,” investigative journalist Jordan Schachtel reported.