Fauci takes Fifth Amendment, refuses to answer Senate panel questions
Dr. Anthony Fauci, who led the nation's infectious disease efforts during the pandemic, invoked the Fifth Amendment on Wednesday and declined to answer questions from a Senate committee investigating the origins of COVID-19. Why it matters: Fauci said Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), the head of the Senate homeland security committee, was trying to get him to say something that could put him in legal jeopardy. Former President Biden gave Fauci a preemptive pardon before leaving office, but Fauci argues h
10 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 37 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 3 lean left, 2 centre, 3 right.
- ▪ Fauci pleads the Fifth: Letters to the Editor — July 31, 2026 — New York Post
- ▪ Fauci pleads the Fifth over 100 times during Senate testimony — Washington Examiner
- ▪ Fauci Pleads the Fifth — Won’t Even Admit a Folder Is Sitting Right in Front of Him — PJ Media
- ▪ Anthony Fauci refuses to answer questions during US Senate hearing about Covid origins — BBC News
- ▪ Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment and declines to testify in Republican-led COVID-19 Senate hearing - AP News — Google News
- ▪ Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment in declining to answer questions before Senate panel — STAT
- ▪ Fauci and His Senate Nemesis Rand Paul to Face Off in Hearing — NYT — US
- ▪ Senate committee delays vote on Todd Blanche attorney general nomination – as it happened — World news | The Guardian
- ▪ Anthony Fauci to face grilling from Senate Republicans on Covid pandemic — The Guardian — US
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