Fauci faces possible contempt charge after U.S. Senate committee vote

A Senate committee on Thursday voted along party lines to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions on the COVID-19 pandemic.

It set up a referral for a potential probe over whether the long-time top infectious disease official properly exercised his constitutional rights.

A US Senate committee has voted to hold former top health official Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he refused to answer questions during a hearing focused on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Senate committee has voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing last week on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic

A Senate committee voted to hold former White House Covid czar Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress on Thursday following his refusal to answer for his Covid lies and conduct throughout the lockdown period. “Holding a witness in contempt is a serious thing, and it should be rare,” Senate Homeland Security and Governme

The Republican-led Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked the Fifth Amendment during a Senate hearing on the origins of COVID-19. CBS News' Taurean Small reports.

Fauci, in a statement explaining his decision to invoke his Fifth Amendment rights, said he had good reason to fear the possibility of criminal charges.

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Thursday was held in contempt of Congress by a Republican-led Senate committee, just over a week after the longtime federal health official invoked the Fifth Amendment, declining to answer questions about his guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The committee will now refer him for potential prosecution following his refusal to answer questions during a hearing focused on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

GOP-led Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress  USA Today

A Senate committee has voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing last week on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic

A U.S. Senate committee on Thursday voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing last week focused on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Senate committee on Thursday voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing last week focused on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Senate Committee Passes Fauci Contempt Resolution Along Party Lines  Forbes

Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer COVID questions  AP News

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 Jul

A Senate committee on Thursday voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing last week focused on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The vote follows Fauci’s repeated invocation of the Fifth Amendment during a hearing led by Sen. Rand Paul, escalating their yearslong dispute over the pandemic.

Republican majority voted to hold the retired health official in contempt after hearing where he repeatedly invoked the fifth amendment Sign up for the Breaking News US email The Senate homeland security and governmental affairs committee voted to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after a bitter hearing last

Dr. Anthony Fauci was held in contempt of Congress by a committee vote for inappropriately invoking his constitutional right against self-incrimination during a hearing on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.  The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs committee voted 8 to 5 Thursday morning to certify a con

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress.

The Senate committee chaired by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Thursday voted to refer former chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci to be held in contempt. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in a party-line, 8-5 vote, with two additional “no” votes by proxy, approved a resolution to ho

A Senate committee has voted to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he declined to answer questions about his role in the Covid pandemic.

Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress after he refused to answer their questions about the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

NY Post readers discuss Anthony Fauci invoking the Fifth Amendment 111 times during his Senate hearing.

Senate Committee Schedules Vote On Holding Anthony Fauci In Contempt Of Congress  HuffPost