Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution more than 100 times during this hearing, repeatedly declining to answer questions from Republican Senator Rand Paul. Fauci said he feared his testimony could be used to pursue perjury charges against him, particularly because he had previously given evidence about the pandemic to Congress. Under US law, taking the Fifth Amendment is not an admission of guilt, but it allows individuals to avoid providing testimony that could potentially incriminate them.
The hearing focused heavily on the origins of COVID-19 and changing public health guidance during the pandemic. Senator Paul, a long-standing supporter of the theory that the virus leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, accused Fauci of publicly promoting the natural-origin theory while privately considering a laboratory leak possible.
The exchanges became increasingly confrontational, with Paul repeatedly urging Fauci to apologize and warning that the committee could vote to hold him in contempt of Congress. One of Fauci’s lawyers was removed from the room after persistent attempts to intervene, prompting accusations of vindictiveness from Fauci’s legal team. The controversy also prompted Florida’s Republican attorney general to announce an investigation into Fauci.
To read how Fauci finally admitted in 2024 that COVID-19 public health measures such as social distancing had not been based on scientific data, see this news story on our website.
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August 7, 2026Anthony Fauci Refuses to Answer Questions During Tense US Senate Hearing About COVID-19 Origins
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Former top US health official Anthony Fauci has refused to answer questions at a tense US Senate hearing on COVID-19, saying he feared Republicans would try to use his testimony to prosecute him for perjury.
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Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution more than 100 times during this hearing, repeatedly declining to answer questions from Republican Senator Rand Paul. Fauci said he feared his testimony could be used to pursue perjury charges against him, particularly because he had previously given evidence about the pandemic to Congress. Under US law, taking the Fifth Amendment is not an admission of guilt, but it allows individuals to avoid providing testimony that could potentially incriminate them.
The hearing focused heavily on the origins of COVID-19 and changing public health guidance during the pandemic. Senator Paul, a long-standing supporter of the theory that the virus leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, accused Fauci of publicly promoting the natural-origin theory while privately considering a laboratory leak possible.
The exchanges became increasingly confrontational, with Paul repeatedly urging Fauci to apologize and warning that the committee could vote to hold him in contempt of Congress. One of Fauci’s lawyers was removed from the room after persistent attempts to intervene, prompting accusations of vindictiveness from Fauci’s legal team. The controversy also prompted Florida’s Republican attorney general to announce an investigation into Fauci.
To read how Fauci finally admitted in 2024 that COVID-19 public health measures such as social distancing had not been based on scientific data, see this news story on our website.
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