WATCH: Fauci walks away when pressed on Fifth Amendment, pandemic regrets

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Dr. Anthony Fauci was confronted outside his home with questions on potential regret pleading the Fifth 111 times in his Senate hearing, and his handling of COVID-19 policies. (Credit: Nicholas Ballasy for Fox News Digital) Dr. Anthony Fauci declined to answer Fox News Digital's questions outside his home Thursday, walking away when asked whether he regretted pleading the Fifth Amendment during a contentious Senate hearing or his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. "Do you regret the way you handled the hearing, pleading the Fifth so much?" Fox News Digital asked Fauci. Fauci’s silence came one day after he declined, on the advice of his attorneys, to answer questions before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, chaired by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. TOP 5 MOMENTS FROM FAUCI'S HEARING: PAUL BOOTS LAWYER, MORENO ERUPTS AS CONTEMPT