Dr Fauci held in contempt of Congress and could be PROSECUTED after refusing to answer any COVID questions under Fifth Amendment

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  • Source: Daily Mail
  • 08/06/2026
Dr Anthony Fauci has been found in contempt of Congress and could now be referred to the Department of Justice for prosecution, in an escalation of the case against the top COVID doctor.

In a party line vote in the House Senate Homeland and Governmental Affairs Committee, lawmakers moved to continue their crusade against Fauci following an explosive hearing on Capitol Hill last week. 

Fauci refused to answer over 100 questions asked of him by invoking the Fifth Amendment. GOP lawmakers probed him about his time as the nation's leading infectious disease specialist, and the guidance he recommended during the COVID-19 pandemic.

But Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul said that due to Fauci's pardon - that ex-President Joe Biden gave him - the Fifth Amendment protection wouldn't apply. 

'I ordered him to answer and warned him about contempt, yet he still refused. That is obstruction of a congressional investigation. The Committee will act accordingly,' Paul stated.

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