Fauci Contempt Vote
Senate Republicans advance a contempt vote after Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment.
August 5, 2026 · Updated Aug 5, 9:08pm ET
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What happened
The Department of Health and Human ServicesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesUnited States federal executive department turned over a copy of Dr. Anthony Fauci
Anthony Fauci5th Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 1984 to 2022’s pandemic-era government iPhone to the Senate Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee on InvestigationsSenate Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee on Investigationssub-committee of the U.S. Senate, chaired by Sen. Ron Johnson
Ron JohnsonAmerican politician (born 1955). The transfer came ahead of a planned Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee vote Thursday on whether to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress. The resolution follows Fauci’s July 29 committee appearance, when he invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times while refusing to answer questions. Sen. Rand Paul is leading the contempt push.
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