Democrat Senator Cries Hearing Is Designed To ‘Entrap’ Fauci

July 29, 2026 10:56 AM ET Democratic New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan lamented on Wednesday that Dr. Anthony Fauci had to testify before the Senate and claimed that the purpose of the highly anticipated hearing was to “entrap” him.“Dr. Fauci, I want to start by thanking you for more than 50 years of service to this country at the National Institute of Health, and it is unfortunate that you have been put in the position that you are in today,” Hassan said at the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing.“And it must be enormously frustrating to know that this hearing is designed to entrap you,” the senator continued. “It must be very frustrating for your attorneys to hear the chair’s mischaracterization of the legal issues and posture that impact your decision at t