Sen. Rand Paul Questions Fauci’s Fifth Amendment Claim Following Presidential Pardon
Fauci cited the Fifth Amendment as Republicans pressed him over pandemic actions, while his attorney was removed and his private diary entered into the record.
- On Wednesday, July 29, 2026, Senator Rand Paul scheduled an August 5 vote to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after Fauci invoked Fifth Amendment protections more than 100 times during the Senate hearing.
- Senator Josh Hawley challenged the invocation, arguing that President Joe Biden's pardon nullifies Fifth Amendment rights by citing the Supreme Court's 1896 decision in Brown v. Walker.
- Fauci accused Paul of conducting the hearing to fulfill pledges to put him "behind bars," though former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani said, "Legally, he played it perfectly."
- Legal experts warn President Biden's pardon covered service only through January 20, 2025; Hans von Spakovsky of Advancing American Freedom agreed Fauci could face prosecution if present testimony were proved false.
- Paul told Fauci, "It's against the law to obstruct an investigation of Congress," emphasizing repercussions for refusal to testify as the contempt resolution sets the stage for potential Justice Department referral.
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Fauci Invokes Fifth Amendment 100+ Times Despite Pardon
Dr. Anthony Fauci refused to answer more than 100 questions before a Senate committee Wednesday, but Republican senators say the Biden pardon he's hiding behind may actually strip him of the legal shield he's claiming. The 85-year-old former federal health official sat before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee under subpoena and invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination again and again, declining t…
What It Means to Plead the Fifth Amendment
Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on July 29, 2026. —Al Drago—Bloomberg/Getty ImagesDr. Anthony Fauci’s decision to invoke his Fifth Amendment right to avoid answering lawmakers’ questions about the government’s handling of the COVID pandemic during a Senate hearing on Wednesday sparked outr…
Fauci’s Turn From Pandemic Star to Silent Witness
“Dr. Anthony Fauci and his lawyers knew that invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a congressional hearing this week was a gamble. The doctor millions trusted through the pandemic risked looking like a man with something to hide,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “His team decided it was his best play, according to […]
Dr. Fauci's Fifth Amendment Claim Exposes Giant Hole Opening In Rule Of Law
Josh Hawley spent part of Wednesday morning asking Anthony Fauci to identify the color of his necktie and the carpet. Fauci declined both times, invoking his Fifth Amendment right not to give answers that might incriminate him. Hawley responded, “well, nothing says honesty like taking the Fifth, huh, doc?” Yale Law School never beating the accusation that they don’t teach law at Yale Law School. Josh Hawley and his Yale Law degree certainly know…
Charlamagne Says Dr. Fauci Pleading The Fifth Looked ‘Suspicious’: ‘Why Did He Need a Pardon?’
Charlamagne Tha God said Dr. Anthony Fauci came across as “suspicious” and only made “conspiracy theorists” happy with his Senate hearing, where he invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times. On Thursday’s The Breakfast Club, Charlamagne found himself a little less supportive of Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, than his co-hosts. “Y’all don’t think it’s fishy that he got a pardon? Why …
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