{"id":2637543,"date":"2026-07-29T23:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T03:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-sen-josh-hawley-illustrates-the-absurdity-of-faucis-hearing-stunt-with-3-questions\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T23:05:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T03:05:35","slug":"watch-sen-josh-hawley-illustrates-the-absurdity-of-faucis-hearing-stunt-with-3-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-sen-josh-hawley-illustrates-the-absurdity-of-faucis-hearing-stunt-with-3-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Sen. Josh Hawley Illustrates the Absurdity of Fauci&#8217;s Hearing Stunt with 3 Questions"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fwatch-sen-josh-hawley-illustrates-the-absurdity-of-faucis-hearing-stunt-with-3-questions%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=2637543&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>The content discusses a Senate hearing where GOP Senator Josh Hawley criticized dr. Anthony Fauci&#8217;s refusal to answer questions, highlighting that Fauci repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment rights during questioning about his actions related to COVID-19. Hawley argued that Fauci&#8217;s claims of privilege were invalid because he had been preemptively pardoned by President Biden, and thus, he shouldn&#8217;t refuse to testify. Senator Rand Paul also pointed out that Fauci&#8217;s refusal to answer questions could be illegal, referencing legal statutes. Fauci&#8217;s consistent silence led to calls for a contempt of Congress vote, and the overall impression was that Fauci&#8217;s invocation of the Fifth Amendment suggested he had something to hide. The hearing emphasized tensions around accountability and transparency regarding Fauci&#8217;s conduct during the pandemic.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>GOP Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri highlighted just how ridiculous former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ethics-questions-raised-about-bidens-son-in-laws-investments-in-covid-19-response\/\" title=\"Ethics ... Raised about Biden\u2019s Son-in-...\u2019s Investments in ... Response\">government health official<\/a> and COVID czar Dr. Anthony Fauci became in his refusal to answer any of lawmakers\u2019 questions Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Fauci <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-rand-paul-warns-fauci-repercussions-refuses-answer-questions-senate-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pleaded his Fifth Amendment right<\/a> against self-incrimination <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/politics\/anthony-fauci-hearing-rand-paul-diary-entries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">over 100 times<\/a> while appearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, where he was summoned to address his actions during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Joe Biden, during his final hours in office, issued a full and unconditional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/pardon\/media\/1385746\/dl?inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">preemptive pardon<\/a> of Fauci for any crimes he may have committed related to his handling of COVID and his tenure as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) from 2014 to 2022, and as the Chief Medical Advisor to the President from 2021 to 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Fauci pleaded the Fifth when Committee Chairman Rand Paul asked him questions. He continued to do so as other senators took their turns.<\/p>\n<p>Fauci even declined to answer when Hawley posed three non-COVID-related questions.<\/p>\n<p>When asked, \u201cWhat day of the week is it today?\u201d \u201cWhat color tie are you wearing?\u201d and \u201cWhat color is the carpet in front of you?\u201d Fauci repeatedly answered that, on the advice of legal counsel, he would plead the Fifth.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) asked Dr. Anthony Fauci a string of questions during his Senate testimony Wednesday, like, \u201cWhat day of the week is it today?\u201d and \u201cWhat color tie are you wearing?\u201d Fauci continued to invoke his Fifth Amendment rights to every question from senators.<\/p>\n<p>One\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2YUDDApr4j\">pic.twitter.com\/2YUDDApr4j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CBS News (@CBSNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CBSNews\/status\/2082500333658370506?\">July 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hawley then stated, \u201cLet\u2019s just get one thing straight: You don\u2019t have any rights under the Fifth Amendment, because you\u2019ve been pardoned, as you very well know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former Missouri attorney general then pointed out that under Supreme Court precedent, someone who is already pardoned cannot rightly invoke the privilege of staying quiet.<\/p>\n<p>Hawley contended, \u201cThis isn\u2019t about the Constitution. This isn\u2019t about the law. This is about contempt: Contempt for this body and contempt for the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During his questioning of Fauci, Paul <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-rand-paul-warns-fauci-repercussions-refuses-answer-questions-senate-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a>, \u201cThe chairman has denied your assertion of privilege and directed you to answer [the questions]. You nonetheless refused and stand on privilege, despite the existence of the pardon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe committee will have to consider after this hearing what appropriate action should be taken against you for the failure to testify after being directed to do so. It\u2019s against the law to obstruct an investigation of Congress. There will be repercussions,\u201d the senator said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rand Paul to Fauci: It\u2019s against the law to obstruct an investigation of congress. There will be repercussions\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q8tmkovFop\">pic.twitter.com\/q8tmkovFop<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Acyn (@Acyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Acyn\/status\/2082455453515309063?\">July 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Paul also informed Fauci, \u201cIn the red folder on your table is a copy of Section 192 of Title II of the US Code \u2026 That section makes it a crime for a witness appearing under subpoena to refuse to answer any questions pertinent to the question under inquiry. Do you have that in front of you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fauci responded by again pleading the Fifth.<\/p>\n<p>Paul quipped, \u201cLet the record show that the witness has refused to answer whether there\u2019s a folder in front of him based on his Fifth Amendment right.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 JUST NOW: Sen. Paul informs Anthony Fauci that he\u2019s BREAKING THE LAW for by REFUSING to answer questions in this hearing<\/p>\n<p>PAUL: \u201cIn the red folder on your table is a copy of Section 192 of Title II of the US Code\u2026 That section makes it a CRIME for a witness appearing under\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JVItFvy6u0\">https:\/\/t.co\/JVItFvy6u0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Sd6DNMY19z\">pic.twitter.com\/Sd6DNMY19z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nicksortor\/status\/2082453185436827950?\">July 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JonathanTurley\/status\/2082450999667527707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> on social media, \u201cFauci is taking the Fifth so as not to undermine the protection of his pardon. If he says nothing, he cannot be accused of making a new false statement (which could not be covered by the pardon).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paul said Wednesday that he will be scheduling a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rand-paul-announces-vote-hold-fauci-contempt-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contempt of Congress vote<\/a> regarding Fauci for next week, given the former health official\u2019s refusal to answer questions even when they were limited to the time period for which he has already received a pardon.<\/p>\n<p>One thing is certain after Wednesday\u2019s hearing: Fauci\u2019s repeated invocation of the Fifth Amendment only makes Americans think that he\u2019s got something to hide.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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