Fauci Hearing Fallout
A Senate hearing on Anthony Fauci reignites the COVID origin debate and GOP attacks.
July 31, 2026 · Updated Jul 31, 9:15pm ET
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What happened
Former White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci
Anthony Fauci5th Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 1984 to 2022 invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times during a three-hour Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs CommitteeSenate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairsstanding committee of the United States Senate hearing chaired by Sen. Rand Paul
Rand PaulUnited States Senator from Kentucky since 2011, refusing to answer questions on COVID-19 origins and the pandemic response. The Wednesday hearing reopened partisan disputes over Fauci’s federal work more than three years after his retirement. House Republicans introduced a bill that would bar Fauci from future federal government employment. Outside his home Thursday, Fauci declined to answer questions about the hearing or pandemic regrets.
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