Anthony Fauci refuses to answer questions during US Senate hearing about Covid origins
The amendment to the US Constitution states that no individual can be "compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself". Fauci's refusal to answer questions came at the beginning of the hearing on Wednesday, days after Republican Senator Rand Paul released Fauci writings in which he mused about his fame and the origins of Covid. Fauci, who led the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), said Paul's release of his diary entries was one reason he would not answer senators' questions.
- ▪The amendment to the US Constitution states that no individual can be "compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself".
- ▪Fauci's refusal to answer questions came at the beginning of the hearing on Wednesday, days after Republican Senator Rand Paul released Fauci writings in which he mused about his fame and the origins of Covid.
- ▪Fauci, who led the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), said Paul's release of his diary entries was one reason he would not answer senators' questions.
9 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 5 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 4 lean left, 1 centre, 2 right.
- ▪ Sen. Rand Paul has Fauci’s attorney thrown out of hearing — New York Post
- ▪ Fauci pleads Fifth Amendment in COVID-19 hearing chaired by Rand Paul — Washington Examiner
- ▪ Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment and declines to testify in Republican-led COVID-19 Senate hearing - AP News — Google News
- ▪ Fauci takes Fifth Amendment, refuses to answer Senate panel questions — Axios
- ▪ Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment in declining to answer questions before Senate panel — STAT
- ▪ Fauci and His Senate Nemesis Rand Paul to Face Off in Hearing — NYT — US
- ▪ Fauci to face Republican questions over Covid pandemic origins – US politics live — The Guardian — World
- ▪ Anthony Fauci to face grilling from Senate Republicans on Covid pandemic — The Guardian — US
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Anthony Fauci refuses to answer questions during US Senate hearing about Covid origins<div class="ssrcss-1553su4-ErrorMessage eitf6465"><div class="ssrcss-h7lv7m-StyledInnerContainer eitf6464"><div class="ssrcss-nbxsk2-TextContent eitf6461"><h2 type="normal" class="ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0">To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.</h2><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">This video can not be played</p></div></div></div>Figure caption, Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment in showdown with Republican lawmakersByMadeline HalpertPublished29 July 2026, 14:21 BSTUpdated 14 minutes agoFormer top US health official Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment during a hearing before a Republican-led Senate committee about the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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