{"id":2641270,"date":"2026-08-06T08:44:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T12:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-to-vote-on-holding-fauci-in-contempt-while-states-investigate\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T08:46:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T12:46:05","slug":"senate-to-vote-on-holding-fauci-in-contempt-while-states-investigate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-to-vote-on-holding-fauci-in-contempt-while-states-investigate\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate to vote on holding Fauci in contempt while states investigate"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fsenate-to-vote-on-holding-fauci-in-contempt-while-states-investigate%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=2641270&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>Dr. Anthony Fauci is scheduled for a Senate committee vote to determine whether he should be held in contempt of Congress. The investigation stems from allegations that Fauci may have improperly invoked his Fifth Amendment rights during a hearing, with Sen. Rand Paul suggesting Fauci received a preemptive pardon from President Joe Biden for actions related to the COVID-19 pandemic between 2014 and 2025. Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 times during the hearing and only delivered an opening statement, accusing Paul of having an &#8220;unhinged obsession&#8221; with prosecuting him. meanwhile, some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-include-money-for-abortion-providers-in-1-9-trillion-covid-aid-package\/\" title=\"Dems Include Money for Abortion Providers in .9 Trillion COVID Aid Package\">state attorneys general<\/a> are conducting separate investigations into Fauci&#8217;s financial interests, grants, and COVID-19 guidance, raising questions about potential personal benefits from his official guidance. The hearing and investigations are part of broader scrutiny of Fauci&#8217;s role in the COVID-19 response.  <\/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\">Dr. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/anthony-fauci\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1404\">Anthony Fauci<\/a> will face a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"8765\">Senate<\/a> committee vote Thursday on whether to hold him in contempt of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"31\">Congress<\/a>, as three <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"926\">Republican<\/a> attorneys general also launched a separate investigation into the former top U.S. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/health\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"139\">health<\/a> official over his handling of the<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/covid-19\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11163\"> COVID-19 <\/a>pandemic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rand-paul\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"230\">Rand Paul<\/a> (R-KY), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, is expected to refer Fauci to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justice-department\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"167\">Justice Department <\/a>after the committee votes on the contempt resolution. The move bypasses a vote by the full Senate and centers on whether Fauci improperly <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4667224\/anthony-fauci-lawyer-removed-covid-19-hearing-rand-paul-interruptions\/\">invoked<\/a> his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fifth-amendment\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2730\">Fifth Amendment<\/a> right against self-incrimination during last week\u2019s hearing.<\/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\/policy\/healthcare\/4677236\/senate-vote-holding-anthony-fauci-contempt-state-investigations-bubble\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Senate to vote on holding Fauci in contempt while state investigations bubble up<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4676507\/rfk-jr-disbands-kentucky-organ-donation-group-coerced-harvesting\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>RFK Jr. disbands Kentucky organ donation group for coerced harvesting<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4676593\/erica-schwartz-confirmed-trump-cdc-director-vaccines\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Erica Schwartz confirmed as Trump CDC director after tough questioning on vaccines<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4667643\/anthony-fauci-pleads-fifth-over-100-times-senate-testimony\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4667643\">more than 100 times<\/a> during the hearing, speaking only to deliver his opening statement. In the opening statement, he accused Paul of having an \u201cunhinged obsession\u201d with prosecuting him and suggested the hearing was designed to trick him into making false statements under oath.<\/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\">Paul argued Fauci had little reason to invoke the Fifth Amendment because he received a preemptive pardon from President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"471\">Joe Biden <\/a>in the final hours of his presidency, covering conduct between 2014 and January 2025. Paul has contended that the pardon eliminated Fauci\u2019s risk of prosecution for his pandemic-era actions, though it would not shield him from possible criminal liability for statements made during current congressional testimony.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hearing followed Paul\u2019s release of Fauci\u2019s government-stored <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4670062\/anthony-fauci-very-good-talk-sam-bankman-fried-diary\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4670062\/anthony-fauci-very-good-talk-sam-bankman-fried-diary\/\">diary entries<\/a>, which the senator has used to scrutinize Fauci\u2019s role in the federal pandemic response.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Separately, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, joined by West Virginia Attorney General John McCuskey and Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, announced an investigative subpoena seeking records related to Fauci\u2019s awards, financial incentives, grants, professional opportunities, and COVID-19 guidance.<\/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\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4669677\/fetterman-andy-beshear-mcconnell-health\/\"><strong>FETTERMAN SAYS BESHEAR TRYING TO PUT HIS \u2018NAME IN THE NEWS\u2019 WITH MCCONNELL HEALTH SCRUTINY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The attorneys general said they are investigating whether Fauci personally benefited from guidance that affected businesses and consumers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGovernment officials have a certain level of immunity in their official capacities, but if Fauci personally profited off of the \u2018guidance\u2019 he issued, that very well could have broken Florida law,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myfloridalegal.com\/newsrelease\/attorney-general-james-uthmeier-subpoenas-dr-anthony-fauci-over-potential-self-dealing\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.myfloridalegal.com\/newsrelease\/attorney-general-james-uthmeier-subpoenas-dr-anthony-fauci-over-potential-self-dealing\">Uthmeier said in a statement<\/a>.<\/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 faces Senate contempt vote; 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