NYTIMES (Mack Liederman) - Fauci Is Far From the First Person to Plead the Fifth Before Congress
The constitutional right against self-incrimination has been invoked on several occasions during high-profile — and contentious — hearings.
JUSTTHENEWS (Joseph Weber) - Senate committee set to vote on whether to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress
The vote follows Fauci invoking the Fifth Amendment, which protects people from self-incrimination, over 100 times during a committee last week's hearing on the pandemic response and the origins of the virus.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Steph Whiteside) - Birx on Fauci: Don't let political tactics obscure COVID message
Dr. Anthony Fauci, former medical advisor to the president, pleaded the Fifth more than 100 times during the hearing.
AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Fauci repeatedly invokes Fifth Amendment, faces contempt threat after heated Senate questioning
Dr. Anthony Fauci refused to answer over 100 Senate questions on COVID-19 by pleading the Fifth Amendment, triggering contempt proceedings and an angry outburst afterward, raising fresh demands for accountability from lawmakers and the public alike. Dr. Anthony Fauci, once the nation’s top infectious disease official, stood before the Senate Homeland Security Committee on July […] The post Fauci repeatedly invokes Fifth Amendment, faces contempt threat after heated Senate questioning appeared first on American Almanac .
Dr. Anthony Fauci refused to answer over 100 Senate questions on COVID-19 by pleading the Fifth Amendment, triggering contempt proceedings and an angry outburst afterward, raising fresh demands for accountability from lawmakers and the public alike. Dr. Anthony Fauci, once the nation’s top infectious disease official, stood before the Senate Homeland Security Committee on July 27, 2026, and invoked his Fifth Amendment right more than 100 times instead of responding to questions about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the origins of the virus. The congressional hearing, led by Sen. Rand Paul, put Fauci’s actions during the pandemic under a harsh spotlight and has now set the stage for a possible contempt of Congress charge. …Open
REDSTATE (Rusty Weiss) - Former DoD Counsel Says Fauci Screwed Himself by Taking the Fifth 111 Times
DAILYCALLER (Arianna Hooker) - Is Fauci Out Of Woods After Pleading Fifth?
‘within his rights’
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Here are the top 10 major takeaways from Anthony Fauci's hearing in front of Senate committee
The former NIAID director refused to answer lawmaker questions throughout the hearing, invoking his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination, despite having a presidential pardon that covered his work during the pandemic.
JUSTTHENEWS (Katherine Pugh) - ‘Silence is admission’: Legal analysts explain case for prosecuting Fauci despite Biden’s pardon
One legal analyst says the Fifth Amendment is only applicable when there is a reasonable fear of prosecution, which former President Joe Biden ruled out by fully pardoning Fauci.
AMERICANTHINKER - Dr. Fauci takes the Fifth
By Andrea Widburg Considering that he received a pardon covering all crimes going back to 2014, why in the world did he take the Fifth? There are three good reasons.
AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment over 100 times, but GOP senators say Biden's pardon leaves him no place to hide
Dr. Anthony Fauci refused to answer more than 100 questions before a Senate committee Wednesday, but Republican senators say the pardon Joe Biden signed on his way out of office actually strips Fauci of the very privilege he claimed. Fauci, 85, appeared under subpoena before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and repeated […] The post Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment over 100 times, but GOP senators say Biden's pardon leaves him no place to hide appeared first on American Almanac .
Dr. Anthony Fauci refused to answer more than 100 questions before a Senate committee Wednesday, but Republican senators say the pardon Joe Biden signed on his way out of office actually strips Fauci of the very privilege he claimed. Fauci, 85, appeared under subpoena before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and repeated the same line approximately 115 times: "On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer, based upon my rights under the Fifth Amendment of the constitution." The former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the government doctor who became the face of America's COVID-19 response, sat before the panel chaired by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and declined to…Open
AI:Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday, where he refused to answer approximately 115 questions by invoking his Fifth Amendment rights. The hearing, chaired by Senator Rand Paul, focused on Fauci's role in pandemic-era decision-making, gain-of-function research, and the origins of COVID-19. Republican senators, including Josh Hawley, argued that the pardon granted to Fauci by former President Biden in his final hours of office effectively eliminates his ability to claim Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination. Senator Paul warned that obstructing a congressional investigation is a crime and has scheduled a vote for August 5 on a resolution to hold Fauci in…Open