Dr. Anthony Fauci invokes his Fifth Amendment rights during a Senate hearing, refusing to answer Sen. Rand Paul's questions about Wuhan lab research funding and gain-of-function studies. Former National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci repeatedly refused to answer substantive questions from Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Rand Paul, leaving the Kentucky Republican frustrated and critics enraged. Fauci and Paul previously engaged in heated exchanges during an earlier hearing, when the lawmaker warned the immunologist against lying to Congress about his role in the nation's response to the coronavirus pandemic and his support for gain-of-function research. "I served at the NIH for over 54 years, 38 of those as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Jul 29, 2026 → Aug 15, 2026
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On July 29, 2026, Dr. Anthony Fauci repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment rights during a Senate hearing, refusing to answer Senator Rand Paul's questions about Wuhan lab research funding and gain-of-function studies. The hearing revived the pair's long-running clashes over the pandemic response and set off a fast-moving political fight. In the days that followed, Republican senators released batches of Fauci's old text messages about Covid vaccines and pregnancy, which CNN reported were being read through a faulty interpretation of the data, while commentators split sharply: Bill Maher broke with the left to criticize Fauci, and a Guardian columnist called his persecution a travesty. The dispute turned procedural when a Senate committee voted along party lines to hold Fauci in contempt, and GOP lawmakers split over Rand Paul's push to involve the Justice Department. By August 15, Fauci had refused a further Senate appearance after invoking the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times in the Covid probe. The timeline shows a hearing that began as an investigation into pandemic-era decisions and hardened into a partisan standoff over contempt, testimony, and who gets to write the history of Covid.
A Senate panel has voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times during a hearing on the origins of COVID-19. 'Outnumbered' details HHS handing over work iPhone records and state…
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A Senate panel has voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times during a hearing on the origins of COVID-19. 'Outnumbered' details HHS handing over work iPhone…
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Read original at CNN →Two Republican senators have released the first batch of text messages retrieved from Dr. Anthony Fauci’s former government phone as part of an investigation into his leadership and actions during the Covid-19 pandemic…
Read original at CNN →Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier discusses newly revealed text messages involving Dr. Anthony Fauci and his concerns about COVID-19 vaccine-related miscarriages on 'America Reports.' Multiple officials erupted on…
Read original at Fox News →It’s easy to second-guess decisions made during the pandemic. That doesn’t justify the Republicans’ politicized response Like the rest of us, Anthony Fauci is far from perfect. His influential guidance, as the country’s…
Read original at The Guardian →After years of criticism, Republicans are bringing the heat in their longstanding efforts to target former health official Dr. Anthony Fauci. A Senate committee voted Thursday along party lines to hold him in contempt…
Read original at CNN →Senators discuss what could come next as the contempt vote against former White House COVID adviser Anthony Fauci is underway, sharing possibilities of a court battle and procedural hurdles ahead. (Credit: Nicholas…
Read original at Fox News →The Covid-19 pandemic was a historic stress test that revealed American politics as too broken to deal with a national crisis. Six years later, a new political storm over Dr. Anthony Fauci, once the nation’s most…
Read original at CNN →A Senate subcommittee investigating Dr. Anthony Fauci has obtained a copy of his iPhone, a spokesperson for the panel’s chair, GOP Sen. Ron Johnson, told CNN on Wednesday. The Department of Health and Human Services…
Read original at CNN →Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier joins John Roberts to discuss launching an investigation and sending a subpoena to Dr. Anthony Fauci. This development comes as a Senate panel prepares to vote on a contempt…
Read original at Fox News →Comedian Bill Maher criticized Dr. Anthony Fauci's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on HBO's "Real Time," accusing him of misleading the public about the virus' origins and arguing the lab leak theory was unfairly…
Read original at Fox News →Dr. Anthony Fauci faces potential contempt charges and a criminal referral from Senate Republicans after his contentious testimony. He invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 times during questioning about the COVID-19…
Read original at Fox News →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…
Read original at Fox News →A lawyer for Anthony Fauci insists his client is on "solid legal ground" after Fauci was threatened with prosecution for refusing to answer questions during a combative congressional hearing. Fauci, the ex-White House…
Read original at BBC →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…
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Read original at The Guardian →Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right 111 times during a high-stakes Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing, chaired by Sen. Rand Paul, over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The hearing followed…
Read original at Fox News →Six years on from Covid crisis, Republicans still politicizing science – and Fauci remains a political punching bag A US Senate committee hearing featuring Dr Anthony Fauci revealed at least one certainty: six years…
Read original at The Guardian →An attorney for Anthony Fauci was removed from a Senate hearing chamber after repeated disruptions. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s hearing with Anthony Fauci on Capitol Hill got off to…
Read original at Fox News →Dr. Anthony Fauci invokes his Fifth Amendment rights during a Senate hearing, refusing to answer Sen. Rand Paul's questions about Wuhan lab research funding and gain-of-function studies. Former National Institutes of…
Read original at Fox News →Dr. Anthony Fauci spent decades nurturing his reputation as the government’s most recognizable, most accessible and often most voluble authority on the nation’s public health crises. But on Wednesday, under intense…
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A Senate panel has voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times during a hearing on the origins of COVID
View source →Numerous studies have shown that Covid-19 vaccines are safe during pregnancy, but Republican senators have recently stirred up false and misleading claims that are now spreading on social media. On Monday, Sens. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin…
View source →Two Republican senators have released the first batch of text messages retrieved from Dr. Anthony Fauciâs former government phone as part of an investigation into his leadership and actions during the Covid-19 pandemic â including…
View source →Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier discusses newly revealed text messages involving Dr. Anthony Fauci and his concerns about COVID-19 vaccine-related miscarr
View source →It’s easy to second-guess decisions made during the pandemic. That doesn’t justify the Republicans’ politicized response Like the rest of us, Anthony Fauci is far from perfect. His influential guidance, as the country’s top…
View source →After years of criticism, Republicans are bringing the heat in their longstanding efforts to target former health official Dr. Anthony Fauci. A Senate committee voted Thursday along party lines to hold him in contempt of Congress after he…
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