Fauci Senate Hearing
Fauci’s testimony sparks political backlash and threats of contempt and investigation.
July 30, 2026 · Updated Jul 30, 9:00pm ET
CNN‘There was no other option’: Inside Fauci’s intensely planned hearing strategy
NPRAfter Fauci Senate hearing, experts worry about 'chilling effect' on public health
Epoch TimesSen. Johnson Requests Transcribed Interviews With Fauci, Former FDA Officials on COVID-19 Vaccines
TIME MagazineWhat It Means to Plead the Fifth Amendment
NewsNationBirx on Fauci: Don’t let political tactics obscure COVID message
FOX NewsFlorida AG threatens Fauci investigation after Senate hearing
Mother JonesThe next victim of Trump’s political prosecutions? Congressional oversight.
Wall Street JournalFauci’s Turn From Pandemic Star to Silent Witness
Western JournalWe Have Receipts: Four Years Ago, Fauci Said 'Nothing to Hide,' 'Very Happy to Testify' Before Congress
MEDIAiteRand Paul Taunts Fauci After Insisting He's Not 'Obsessed'
ReasonWhat Doctor Fauci's defenders (and critics) get wrong
Washington TimesTMZ’s Harvey Levin blasts Fauci hearing as a ‘witch hunt’
New York PostRand Paul seeks to fast-track Anthony Fauci’s criminal referral — undeterred by Senate recess
The Daily WireCan American Justice Beat Biden’s Fauci Pardon?
TownhallRand Paul Blasts Fauci, Vows to Send Contempt Referral to DOJ
Hot AirDid Florida's AG Just Let Fauci's Fifth Off the Hook?
The Gateway PunditCan Dr. Fauci Still Be Held Accountable?
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What happened
Sen. Rand Paul
Rand PaulUnited States Senator from Kentucky since 2011 says he is moving ahead with a contempt or criminal referral to the Justice Department after Dr. Anthony Fauci
Anthony Fauci5th Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 1984 to 2022 invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times at a subpoenaed Senate hearing. Sen. Ron Johnson
Ron JohnsonAmerican politician (born 1955) also sent July 29 letters seeking transcribed interviews with Fauci and former FDA officials on the pandemic response and COVID-19 vaccine safety and efficacy. Fauci declined to answer questions on COVID-19 origins and decision-making, saying the inquiry could expose him to criminal liability. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier
James UthmeierRepublican Florida attorney general (born 1987) has said his office will investigate.
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