Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt

Thursday, August 06, 2026

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.

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More: The party-line vote approving the contempt resolution came a week after Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 100 times when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

#1 | Posted by qcp at 2026-08-06 09:50 AM | Reply

Witch hunt.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2026-08-06 09:56 AM | Reply

Is this the same contempt the co-chair is under???

#3 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-08-06 10:00 AM | Reply

Is this the same contempt the co-chair is under???

#3 | POSTED BY DANFORTH

Yep.

It underscores that Fauci is entirely wise not to trust these bastards and not to give them an inch.

#4 | Posted by Zed at 2026-08-06 10:02 AM | Reply

POTUS Joe Biden's pre-emptive pardon does not protect Dr Anthony Fauci from contempt of congress charges.

Dr Fauci, who entered federal service at the height of the Vietnam War in 1968 and thus avoided the draft and combat in SE Asia, may have been better treated by the NVA or Vietcong than by his fellow Americans.

The detestable Rand Paul (R-KY) should befall a "hit and run" accident or catch a lethal bout of "Exploding A__ Disease" forthwith.

Please.

#5 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-08-06 10:17 AM | Reply

We all watched the little troll take the fifth. Open and shut case.

#6 | Posted by visitor_ at 2026-08-06 12:11 PM | Reply

But its okay when trump pleads the 5th after saying only guilty people do that.

You're in a cult.

#7 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2026-08-06 12:17 PM | Reply

We all watched the little troll take the fifth. Open and shut case.
#6 | Posted by visitor_

That's actually quite funny. By taking the fifth, he provided no evidence. There isn't even a case to open.

#8 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-08-06 12:28 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

When Trump takes the 5th, don't you assume he's guilty or hiding something?

#9 | Posted by visitor_ at 2026-08-06 01:05 PM | Reply

When Trump takes the 5th, don't you assume he's guilty or hiding something?
#9 | Posted by visitor_

I don't have to assume Trump is guilty.
Trump has been found guilty of 34 felonies.
Fauci has been found guilty of zero felonies.

Do you think Trump and Fauci are on equal footing, when it comes to telling the truth?

#10 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-08-06 01:12 PM | Reply

Do you think Trump and Fauci are on equal footing, when it comes to telling the truth? Yes, yes I do.

#11 | Posted by visitor_ at 2026-08-06 01:34 PM | Reply