Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress over Covid hearing

Published August 6, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

Anthony Fauci invoked fifth amendment dozens of times to parry hostile Republican inquisition over Covid response

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A Republican-controlled US Senate committee voted to hold Dr Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after the veteran public health official repeatedly pleaded the fifth amendment to parry a hostile inquisition into his stewardship of the response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Fauci, the former director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Niaid), who led the agency for 38 years before retiring in 2022, gave the same response to multiple questions while refusing to give clarifying answers during a tense hearing last week, citing his constitutional protections.

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Originally published at www.theguardian.com.

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