{"id":2637152,"date":"2026-07-29T10:08:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T14:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rand-paul-has-fauci-lawyer-removed-from-covid-19-hearing\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T10:10:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T14:10:22","slug":"rand-paul-has-fauci-lawyer-removed-from-covid-19-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rand-paul-has-fauci-lawyer-removed-from-covid-19-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Rand Paul has Fauci lawyer removed from COVID-19 hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frand-paul-has-fauci-lawyer-removed-from-covid-19-hearing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2637152&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, Dr. Anthony Fauci\u2019s lawyer was ejected after repeatedly interrupting despite being instructed not to sit at the table or be recognized. Senator Rand Paul, the committee chair, ordered the removal following a tense exchange. The room responded with applause as security escorted the lawyer out. Fauci, facing questioning about his COVID-19 pandemic policies, invoked his Fifth Amendment rights, declining to answer questions. Senator Gary Peters requested to hear the lawyer,but Paul denied the request,emphasizing that Fauci could consult his lawyers privately. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-accuses-hilton-hotels-of-launching-a-coordinated-campaign-against-ice-agents\/\" title=\"DHS Accuses Hilton Hotels of Launching a &#039;Coordinated Campaign&#039; Against ICE Agents\">incident drew media attention<\/a>, highlighting tensions in the hearing regarding Fauci\u2019s testimony and conduct.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/anthony-fauci\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1404\">Dr. Anthony Fauci\u2019s<\/a> lawyers was removed from a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"8765\">Senate<\/a> Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing Tuesday morning after failing to remain silent despite Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rand-paul\/\">Rand Paul<\/a>\u2018s (R-KY) refusal to recognize him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paul, the committee chairman, had the lawyer removed after a back-and-forth between the two after the lawyer interrupted during questioning about Fauci\u2019s role in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/covid\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11535\">COVID-19<\/a> pandemic policy. The room erupted in applause while security personnel walked him out.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4667224\/anthony-fauci-lawyer-removed-covid-19-hearing-rand-paul-interruptions\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Rand Paul has Fauci lawyer removed from COVID-19 hearing over interruptions<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4667091\/fauci-pleads-fifth-amendment-covid-hearing-chaired-rand-paul\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Fauci pleads Fifth Amendment in COVID-19 hearing chaired by Rand Paul<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4667050\/todd-blanche-lobby-john-cornyn-attorney-general-confirmation\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Todd Blanche to lobby John Cornyn as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-anthony-fauci-testifies-before-the-senate\/\" title=\"WATCH LIVE: Anthony ... testifies before the Senate\">outgoing senator holds<\/a> up confirmation<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou were told not to sit at the table, you insist on sitting at the table, and we told you you would not be recognized,\u201d Paul told the lawyer. \u201cYou are not invited here for testimony, sir. You are being disruptive. Would you behave this way in a courtroom? No, because the judge would put you in jail. I can\u2019t do that today, but I can have you escorted from the premises.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A spokesperson for the committee told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the attorney removed from the room was Dave Schertler<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One of Fauci\u2019s lawyers was removed by security after he continued to speak, following Chairman Paul telling him he was not recognized or allowed to sit at the table with Fauci. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c4pR9ghD03\">pic.twitter.com\/c4pR9ghD03<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lauren Green (@lauren_greennn) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lauren_greennn\/status\/2082455422464655737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), the ranking member, then stepped in, \u201cMr. Chairman, I\u2019d like to hear what the attorney has to say.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paul denied Peters\u2019s request.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4667091\/fauci-pleads-fifth-amendment-covid-hearing-chaired-rand-paul\/\">FAUCI PLEADS FIFTH AMENDMENT IN COVID-19 HEARING CHAIRED BY RAND PAUL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is not a game with his lawyers,\u201d the chairman continued. \u201cHe can advise his lawyers can give him advice. He\u2019s got a half-dozen here. They are all allowed to talk to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fauci said in his opening testimony that he was invoking his Fifth Amendment right because the hearing was called by Paul to get him \u201cto say something, anything that could vindicate his repeated public pledges\u201d to see him in prison.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fauci&#8217;s lawyer ejected from Senate hearing after interruptions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2637153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_5256.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34558,3774,4434,32068,38952],"class_list":["post-2637152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-congressional-hearing","tag-covid-19","tag-fauci","tag-public-health","tag-rand-paul"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_5256.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2637152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2637152"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2637152\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2637156,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2637152\/revisions\/2637156"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2637153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2637152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2637152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2637152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}