{"id":2645474,"date":"2026-08-15T15:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T19:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fauci-declines-to-appear-before-a-second-senate-panel-after-contempt-vote\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T15:49:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T19:49:20","slug":"fauci-declines-to-appear-before-a-second-senate-panel-after-contempt-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fauci-declines-to-appear-before-a-second-senate-panel-after-contempt-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Fauci declines to appear before a second Senate panel after contempt vote"},"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\">24<\/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%2Ffauci-declines-to-appear-before-a-second-senate-panel-after-contempt-vote%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=2645474&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>Anthony Fauci has declined to participate in a second congressional hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee after being voted in contempt of Congress. Senate committee Chairman Ron Johnson announced that Fauci\u2019s legal team informed him that Fauci refuses to undertake a private interview, citing concerns about political harassment. Johnson criticizes Fauci for not addressing questions about his COVID-19 pandemic decisions, asserting that the public deserves openness. <\/p>\n<p>Fauci previously invoked the fifth Amendment during a recent Senate hearing,refusing to answer many questions,wich led to bipartisan backlash.His attorneys argued that Fauci has been honest in prior testimonies and that further questioning would be harassment. Johnson responded skeptically, suggesting Fauci has much to hide, and criticized his previous comments about being willing to testify publicly.<\/p>\n<p>the committee voted along party lines to hold Fauci in contempt after his refusal to testify under oath, especially emphasizing that his presidential pardon should not exempt him from congressional scrutiny. Additionally, there are ongoing investigations into Fauci\u2019s handling of COVID-19, including florida Attorney General James Uthmeier\u2019s inquiry into Fauci\u2019s candor and a proposed collaboration with Senator Rand Paul to share details. Previously, Fauci approved a COVID-19 vaccine study on pregnant women amid private concerns about miscarriage risks.Johnson and other critics have also released Fauci\u2019s private messages, fueling ongoing scrutiny of his actions 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\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/anthony-fauci\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1404\">Anthony Fauci<\/a> has declined to appear for a second congressional testimony before 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 subcommittee following a vote to hold him <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4677252\/fauci-contempt-rand-paul-committee\/\">in contempt of Congress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-johnson\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2760\">Ron Johnson<\/a> (R-WI), the chairman of the committee\u2019s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, announced on Friday that Fauci\u2019s lawyers informed him that the former top White House medical advisor in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/covid-19\/\">COVID-19 pandemic<\/a> \u201crefuses to appear for a private transcribed interview\u201d before his subcommittee. Johnson <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenRonJohnson\/status\/2088435568317255944?s=20\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenRonJohnson\/status\/2088435568317255944?s=20\">said<\/a> that taxpayers \u201cdeserve answers to legitimate questions regarding our miserably failed response to COVID-19.\u201d<\/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\/4688729\/fauci-declines-appear-second-senate-panel\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Fauci declines to appear before a second Senate panel after contempt vote<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4687582\/covid-19-vaccines-pregnancy-fauci-prasad\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy: What we know now<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4686790\/gop-touts-lower-healthcare-prices-medicaid-reform-2026-elections\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>GOP boasts lower healthcare prices from Medicaid reform ahead of midterm elections<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSince Fauci refuses to talk about his role and decisions related to COVID-19, my Subcommittee will continue to obtain his records and request to speak with key individuals that he worked with. We will explore our legal options before deciding our next steps,\u201d Johnson said.<\/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\">Johnson\u2019s announcement comes two weeks after Fauci <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4667091\/fauci-pleads-fifth-amendment-covid-hearing-chaired-rand-paul\/\"> \u201cpled the Fifth\u201d<\/a> in response to every question when he sat before <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rand-paul\/\">Sen. Rand Paul<\/a> (R-KY) and the Senate homeland security committee, drawing sharp backlash from Republicans who pressed the former public health official for answers, specifically pointing to several entries in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4670651\/how-fauci-diaries-made-public-no-one-will-say\/\">his personal diaries<\/a> that the committee made public. Many GOP Senators, but especially Paul, have long criticized Fauci over his handling of the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a new letter reported by outlets like the <em>Associated Press<\/em>, Fauci\u2019s lawyers, David Schertler and Danny Onorato, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/anthony-fauci-covid-senate-contempt-15af424942646d9d43257d72e8bbd561\">wrote<\/a> to Johnson that any effort to have Fauci testify again would equate to a move to \u201cimpermissibly harass or degrade Dr. Fauci for political purposes.\u201d The attorneys argued that Fauci has already answered Congress\u2019s questions \u201chonestly and transparently\u201d during prior testimonies, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ntd.com\/fauci-refuses-to-appear-before-2nd-senate-panel-after-contempt-vote_1166543.html\">according<\/a> to the <em>Epoch Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Johnson appeared not convinced by the letter, alleging in his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenRonJohnson\/status\/2088435568317255944?s=20\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenRonJohnson\/status\/2088435568317255944?s=20\">X statement<\/a> that Fauci \u201chas a lot to hide.\u201d<\/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\">\u201cHe arrogantly once stated that he was \u2018very happy to testify before any congressional oversight committee. I have nothing to hide.\u2019 Apparently, he has a lot to hide,\u201d Johnson wrote of Fauci.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee voted along party lines in early August to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress for pleading the Fifth over 100 times during his July testimony, with the Republican Senators saying his blanket <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pardons\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1091\">pardon<\/a> 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> should have allowed him to answer questions under oath.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4682977\/fauci-approved-vaccine-study-pregnant-women-privately-theorized-miscarriage-risk\/#google_vignette\">FAUCI APPROVED OF COVID-19 VACCINE STUDY ON PREGNANT WOMEN AFTER HE PRIVATELY THEORIZED INJECTION\u2019S MISCARRIAGE RISK<\/a><\/strong><\/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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Fauci\u2019s July testimony, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"159\">Florida<\/a> Attorney General James Uthmeier <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4668307\/james-uthmeier-investigation-anthony-fauci-covid-19\/\">opened an investigation<\/a> into the doctor for what he called Fauci\u2019s \u201cunbelievable\u201d \u201clack of candor to Congress.\u201d Paul also said he would <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4668994\/rand-paul-share-information-fauci-florida-uthmeier-nothing-off-the-table\/\">share information<\/a> with Uthmeier to assist with the state\u2019s investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Johnson has also been central to the GOP\u2019s criticism of Fauci, recently publicly releasing multiple <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4681750\/fauci-texts-covid-pregnant-vaccine-pregnant-women-public-health\/\">text messages<\/a> from Fauci\u2019s government phone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div 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