Fauci Pleads the Fifth — Won’t Even Admit a Folder Is Sitting Right in Front of Him

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Jul 29, 2026 · 3:44 PM UTC · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 1 view

Fauci Pleads the Fifth — Won’t Even Admit a Folder Is Sitting Right in Front of Him

Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared before Congress on Wednesday to testify about his handling of the COVID pandemic. And let’s just say that, for a man who fancied himself the most trusted man in America on public health, he completely ruined his reputation by pleading the "Fifth Amendment" repeatedly like a man with something to hide.

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▪ Fauci pleads the Fifth over 100 times during Senate testimony — Washington Examiner
▪ Anthony Fauci refuses to answer questions during US Senate hearing about Covid origins — BBC News
▪ Sen. Rand Paul has Fauci’s attorney thrown out of hearing — New York Post
▪ 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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