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The contempt-of-Congress proceedings against former NIAID director Anthony Fauci after he invoked his Fifth Amendment right during a Senate committee hearing investigating his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the committee's vote holding him in contempt and its referral of the matter to the Justice Department.

Fauci contempt push stalls as Trump administration questions legal approach

A Republican-led effort to prosecute Dr. Anthony Fauci for contempt of Congress has stalled three weeks after a Senate committee vote, with the Trump administration questioning whether Sen. Rand Paul's procedural approach could survive a…

2026-08-27 · 5 MIN READ

Senate committee sets Fauci contempt vote as experts warn of fallout

A U.S. Senate committee is scheduled to vote Thursday on whether to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after the former public health official invoked his Fifth Amendment rights during a hearing focused on his actions during the…

2026-08-06 · 3 MIN READ

Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment, Rand Paul threatens contempt

Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and declined to answer questions during a Senate committee hearing on Wednesday, prompting Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., to threaten contempt-of-Congress proceedings.…

2026-07-30 · 3 MIN READ

Senate committee holds Fauci in contempt, refers matter to Justice Department

The Senate committee voted along party lines to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and referred the matter to the Justice Department for possible criminal prosecution, following his decision to invoke his Fifth Amendment right…

2026-08-10 · 3 MIN READ

Fauci faces Thursday contempt vote over Fifth Amendment refusal

A Republican-led committee is preparing to vote to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt for declining to answer dozens of lawmaker questions at a hearing last week focused on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A contempt finding could open the door to a Justice Department investigation into whether Fauci had a valid constitutional right against self-incrimination.
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, who subpoenaed Fauci, has called a contempt vote for Thursday.
Paul and other Republican senators insist a pardon Fauci received early last year from Democratic President Joe Biden left him ineligible for Fifth Amendment protections.
A Senate resolution released Tuesday asserts that Paul found Fauci's privilege claims "unsupported."

2026-08-05 · 3 MIN READ