Hawley accuses Fauci of using taxpayer money for cash awards
Hawley said Fauci used federal staff to seek more than $1 million in awards, while Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times.
- On Wednesday, July 29, 2026, Sen. Josh Hawley accused Anthony Fauci of using taxpayer-funded staff to solicit more than $1 million in personal cash awards during the COVID-19 pandemic at a Senate Homeland Security hearing on Capitol Hill.
- Hawley alleged staff pressured ethics officials to approve prizes, including the $900,000 Dan David Award, with Fauci himself soliciting nominations for the awards during his tenure as NIH Director.
- Rather than respond to questioning, Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 100 times, repeatedly stating, "On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer."
- Committee Chairman Rand Paul and other members argued the Fifth Amendment does not apply due to President Joe Biden's pardon, with the committee scheduled to vote next week on holding Fauci in contempt.
- Police removed David Schertler, Fauci's legal counsel, from the hearing at the chairman's direction, while Fauci dismissed the proceedings as an "obvious obsession with calling for my prosecution.
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Sen. Hawley introduces legislation to bar federal employees – like Fauci – from accepting or soliciting cash prizes | The Highland County Press
During an explosive committee hearing this week, Senator Hawley revealed Fauci was exploiting loopholes to enrich himself with cash prizes during the worst days of the COVID-19 pandemic. In one instance, Fauci received a check for $900,000.
The Independents: Fauci Takes the Fifth — After His Own Diary Exposed Him
This week, Carla Gericke of The Independents breaks down today’s explosive Senate hearing, where Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 100 times after Sen. Rand Paul released his pandemic-era “diary.” Let’s be clear: Fauci has constitutional rights. Everyone does. That is the point. But constitutional rights do not erase public accountability—and ... Read more The post The Independents: Fauci Takes the Fift…
Fauci’s Big Money Awards Chicanery
In February of 2021, it was announced that Anthony Fauci — the United States government’s highest paid employee, who was also its number one promoter of the coronavirus scare and associated crackdown — was chosen to receive the big money Dan David Prize associated with the Tel Aviv University in Israel. I wrote then a detailed analysis regarding why there should be concerns about the legality of Fauci being able to receive this third-party grant…
Sen. Josh Hawley Illustrates the Absurdity of Fauci's Hearing Stunt with 3 Questions
GOP Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri highlighted just how ridiculous former government health official and COVID czar Dr. Anthony Fauci became in his refusal to answer any of lawmakers’ questions […] The post Watch: Sen. Josh Hawley Illustrates the Absurdity of Fauci's Hearing Stunt with 3 Questions appeared first on The Western Journal.
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