Anthony Fauci Pleads the Fifth During Republican Questioning on COVID
July 29th, 2026Via: USA Today:
Dr. Anthony Fauci may be held in contempt of Congress after refusing to answer Republicans’ questions about the origins of COVID-19, invoking the Fifth Amendment right against incriminating himself during a Senate committee hearing on Wednesday.
Sen. Rand Paul, the Kentucky Republican who for years pushed for answers about the origin of the coronavirus, said a Senate panel will hold a vote on whether to hold Fauci in contempt. He said Fauci should have testified because former President Joe Biden issued him a preemptive pardon.
Fauci appeared under subpoena in a hearing so tense that Paul had one of Fauci’s attorneys ejected from the room. After reading a statement saying the purpose of the hearing was to entrap him, Fauci repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to otherwise respond to a barrage of questions from Republicans.
