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DAVID MARCUS: Egomaniac Fauci couldn't lie or plead 5th to his diary

Senator Rand Paul listed alleged lies as the former NIAID director repeatedly invoked his constitutional right to silence

By David Marcus Fox News

Published July 29, 2026 12:19pm EDT

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Fauci lashes out at Sen. Paul while invoking Fifth Amendment at Senate hearing

Dr. Anthony Fauci invokes his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a contentious Senate hearing, refusing to answer questions from Sen. Rand Paul.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci refused to answer questions on Capitol Hill Wednesday, but the humiliating release of his secret COVID-era diary just days before had already provided all the answers we needed about his demented ego and matchless mendacity.

Fauci short-circuited fireworks at the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee hearing, run by his arch nemesis, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., by pleading the Fifth Amendment 111 times, even though he has a full pardon from the autopen of former President Joe Biden. But we had already heard plenty from him, thanks to the diary that was discovered on Fauci's government computer.

In early May 2020, we see Fauci musing that the "situation with my national and international fame is explosive and really unimaginable," adding that he might be "the most famous and talked about person in the country and one of the most recognizable persons in the world."

FAUCI'S NEWLY RELEASED COVID DIARIES REVEAL BIZARRE FIXATION ON FAME AS PANDEMIC DEATHS MOUNTED

As a one-off, this entry might not be alarming, but in fact, the whole mini-memoir is filled with celebrities like Julia Roberts and CNN anchor Jake Tapper singing his praises in private, arranging A-list Zoom calls........

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