Senate Committee Voted To Hold Fauci In Contempt Over Pleading The 5th—What Happens Next?

Aug 13, 2026 05:21 AM - 2 hours ago 2

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, who was 1 of the faces of the United States Covid-19 response, testified earlier the Senate Homeland Committee astatine the extremity of July. He didn’t opportunity overmuch beyond his opening statement, and invoked his Fifth Amendment correct complete 100 times. Last week, that committee passed a solution to clasp him successful contempt of Congress for many times pleading the Fifth—even aft receiving a preemptive pardon from then-President Joe Biden. Vincent Bonventre, a law rule professor astatine Albany Law School, joined "Forbes Newsroom" to talk the contempt solution and what's next.

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