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Fauci held in contempt: Letters to the Editor — Aug. 10, 2026

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The Issue: Dr. Anthony Fauci held in contempt of Congress after his Senate hearing.

I am dumbfounded by how Dr. Anthony Fauci got away with pleading the Fifth Amendment 111 times and, if found guilty of contempt, he only faces one year in jail and a $100,000 fine (“Save Science,” Glenn Harlan Reynolds, PostOpinion, Aug. 4).

He should have been charged with a felony, not a misdemeanor. Something’s wrong with America’s judicial system. Fauci has blood on his hands and he got away with not telling the truth about how he handled COVID-19. It is time for the government and American public to get to the bottom of this smoking gun fiasco.

Fauci’s repeated refusal to answer questions during his Senate hearing is reason enough to re-examine how the Fifth Amendment is applied in situations involving public officials. I feel quite certain this was not what the Founding Fathers had in mind when they ratified the Constitution.

More than likely, Fauci will skate, and we will never get to the bottom of a pandemic that, in my opinion, he was instrumental in helping unleash upon the world.

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