Senate Committee Votes To Hold Fauci In Contempt

Health Dr. Anthony Fauci (R) looks on as his attorney David Schertler is asked to leave by a US Capitol Police officer, at the request of committee chairman Senator Rand Paul, Republican from Kentucky, during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 29, 2026. Dr. Fauci, the former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is testifying after Senator Rand Paul, Republican from Kentucky, released more than 1000 pages of Fauci’s diary entries from the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images) August 06, 2026 9:21 AM ET A committee chaired by Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress on Thursday morning. The Homeland Se