Fauci haunted by 2022 'nothing to hide' vow after invoking the Fifth Amendment 111 times

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.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’s words are coming back to haunt him after resurfaced comments from a 2022 interview with CNN show a complete 180 on his attitude towards testifying before Congress. Dr. Anthony Fauci’s words are coming back to haunt him after resurfaced comments from a 2022 interview with CNN showed a complete 180 on his attitude toward testifying before Congress. "I am very happy to testify before any congressional oversight committee," Fauci told CNN in 2022. Fauci, under his lawyers’ guidance, did not answer a single question from Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., or others on the committee about his COVID-19 pandemic response or gain-of-function research, instead invoking the Fifth Amendment 111 times. SEN RAND PAUL QUESTIONS WHETHER FAUCI'S INVOKING THE FIFTH AMENDMENT WAS VALID AFTER BIDEN PARDON Anthony Fauci declined to testify in a Senate committee h