In 2020, at least some conservatives defended coronavirus czar Dr. Anthony Fauci when he refused to speak negatively about former President Donald Trump. His job, they insisted, was not that of a partisan. But he has since abandoned this guise of political neutrality and with it any credibility he might have had left.

During an interview with CBS News’s Face the Nation this weekend, Fauci responded to Republicans who have called for his prosecution, and Sen. Ted Cruz in particular, saying they should be prosecuted instead for their supposed role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.