Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment and declines to answer questions at Senate COVID-19 hearing

The committee will vote next week on whether to hold Fauci in contempt.

Dr. Anthony Fauci appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at the Capitol, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Washington. [Photo: Allison Robbert/AP Photo]

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer dozens of questions from senators in a Republican-led committee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The decision, at least for........

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