Fauci pleads the Fifth to COVID questions by US Sen. Rand Paul at intense hearing

By: Jennifer Shutt

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: July 29, 2026

Words: 798

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the nation’s most visible public health officials during the coronavirus pandemic, declined to answer questions from a U.S. Senate committee in a tense and confrontational hearing Wednesday, citing his Fifth Amendment rights.

Fauci said during a brief opening statement he believed Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Rand Paul, R-Ky., was trying to get him to make statements under oath that would lead to criminal charges.

“Given …

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