Dr. Fauci invokes the Fifth Amendment at Senate hearing on COVID pandemic

Dr. Fauci, the leader of the government response to the COVID-19 pandemic, refused to answer questions at a hearing on Wednesday, invoking his Fifth Amendment right more than 100 times. Some Senate Republicans are now threatening to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress. Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.

A Republican senator has hit back at Anthony Fauci invoking the Fifth Amendment with a sweeping claim – and it backfired instantaneously.

Fauci even invoked "the Fifth" when Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, asked him what day it was and what color his tie and the carpet were.

Fauci, who is 85 and retired in 2022, was subpoenaed by Paul of Kentucky, the chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and a longtime adversary.

Dr Fauci was the US’s most prominent public health figure during the Covid outbreak

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 now, shielded Fauci from answering questions that could expose him to accusations o

The former top US health official invoked the amendment as Republicans questioned him over COVID-19.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the face of America's COVID response, repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right before a Senate committee on Wednesday. The hearing, chaired by Republican Sen. Rand Paul, was meant to probe the origins of COVID-19 and whether Fauci misled Congress and the public. Fauci called Paul's pursuit of him

Dr. Anthony Fauci declined to answer lawmaker questions as he was grilled over his actions during the pandemic. NBC News’ Monica Alba reports.

Senator Rand Paul said he would seek to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions despite having been preemptively pardoned by Joe Biden in 2025

A spicy clash made headlines, but something more sinister is happening here.

Rand Paul's panel will vote next week on holding the NIH veteran in contempt after he refused to answer questions on COVID origins.

Fauci under fire as he pleads Fifth: Top takeaways from scathing hearing  USA Today

The physician and immunologist repeatedly invokes the Fifth Amendment in a Republican-led COVID-19 Senate hearing.

The physician and immunologist repeatedly invokes the Fifth Amendment in a Republican-led COVID-19 Senate hearing.

Dr. Anthony Fauci will face a contempt of Congress vote in a Senate committee next week after he invoked the Fifth Amendment in a hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic

‘Pleading the Fifth’ invokes a constitutional amendment that has a long history in US society  AP News

The Fifth Amendment is part of the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rights and protects against self-incrimination

Some Republicans in Congress, including Sen. Rand Paul who subpoenaed Fauci to testify, have long called on him to be arrested for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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 now, shielded Fauci from answering questions that could expose him to accusations o

The decision, at least for now, shielded Fauci from answering questions that could expose him to accusations of lying under oath.

Former top US health official Anthony Fauci refused to answer questions at a US Senate hearing about the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic, saying he feared Republican lawmakers would try to use his testimony to prosecute him for perjury.

Scientist who fell out with Donald Trump accuses Republican senator of having ‘unhinged obsession’

Rand Paul announced he will seek civil contempt charges after Anthony Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right over 70 times during the hearing.

A top health adviser to the White House during the COVID-19 pandemic has declined to answer questions at a congressional hearing about his handling of the crisis.

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Democrats sought to deflect rather than defend Dr. Anthony Fauci from specific accusations from Republicans that he mishandled COVID-19 pandemic policy and misled the public. As Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent in the highly anticipated

Anthony Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right to not testify at a Senate committee hearing on his role in the US response to Covid-19 after slamming the proceeding as having been designed to push him into making incriminating statements. (Source: Bloomberg)

Former White House Covid czar Anthony Fauci pleaded the Fifth Amendment during a Wednesday Senate hearing to avoid answering questions about his corrupt mishandling of the pandemic. The moment came days after the release of the former health official’s diaries, which documented his self-aggrandizing behavior, collusion

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

4 min readUpdated: Jul 29, 2026 07:43 PM IST Anthony Fauci, the former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), attends a US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, July 29, 2026. (REUTERS) Former US infectious disease expert D

Fauci refused to answer questions at a hearing that Republicans had hoped would expose him to potential perjury charges and discredit his handling of the U.S. pandemic response.

Anthony Fauci is invoking the Fifth Amendment in a Senate hearing about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic as he faces one of his main critics.

In his opening statement, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has an “obvious obsession with calling for my prosecution.”

The former top US infectious disease expert invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination on questions regarding the origins of COVID-19.

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

The move injects new drama into tensions between Fauci and Republican lawmakers over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and accusations he lied about the origins of COVID-19.

Former White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment during a high-profile Senate hearing led by Sen. Rand Paul, refusing to answer questions about the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the origins of the coronavirus and federal research funding.

Anthony Fauci will not testify before Congress Wednesday. The former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases was subpoenaed to testify before a Republican-led Senate committee regarding his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. But he won’t—instead, Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment in his op

The move injects new drama into the lingering tensions between Fauci and Republican lawmakers over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and accusations he lied about the origins of COVID-19, which he denies.

Dr. Anthony ​Fauci declined to answer questions on the COVID pandemic at a Senate hearing on Wednesday, invoking the Fifth Amendment and thereby claiming his right against self-incrimination.

Fauci Pleads Fifth Amendment Rights, Declines To Answer Questions At Senate Hearing  Forbes

Anthony Fauci Invokes Fifth Amendment at Covid-19 Hearing  WSJ

Anthony Fauci, former chief White House medical adviser, invoked his Fifth Amendment right on Wednesday when he appeared before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing held by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). In his opening remarks, Fauci blasted Paul’s “obvious obsession with calling for my prosec

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

At a highly anticipated Senate hearing, Anthony Fauci evoked his Fifth Amendment right to refuse to answer questions about the Covid-19 pandemic and its origins.

The U.S. and Iran have resumed fighting after Iran attacked U.S. forces in the Middle East yesterday. And, a Senate committee will question Anthony Fauci about the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Anthony Fauci rejected questions about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and funding sent from the United States to the Wuhan Institute of Virology, saying that he was “wasting” time by addressing the concerns posed by members of Congress. Fauci’s private thoughts were presented for public consumption when Senat