Investing.com -- Former top U.S. health official, Dr. Anthony Fauci, has lost his federal security protection, as announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday. Fauci was the nation's leading infectious disease official throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fauci's security was previously provided under the National Institutes of Health. The news of the withdrawal was first reported by CNN.
Before leaving office, former President Joe Biden had preemptively pardoned Dr. Fauci in a last-minute decision.
Biden said Fauci "... served our nation with honor and distinction and do not deserve to be the targets of unjustified and politically motivated prosecutions."
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