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Fauci Invokes Fifth at Senate Hearing After Release of 1,100‑Page Diaries

The refusal to answer questions intensifies partisan scrutiny of his pandemic-era notes while scientific and intelligence judgments about the virus’s origin remain unresolved.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, arrives to testify before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic at the Rayburn House Office Building on June 03, 2024 in Washington, DC.
Dr. Anthony Fauci is sworn in during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 29, 2026.
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Overview

  • Fauci appeared under subpoena before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right when Sen. Rand Paul pressed him on July 29.
  • Sen. Paul published roughly 1,141 pages of Fauci’s pandemic-era diary entries this week and has used them to allege his private views conflicted with public statements.
  • The released entries include a Jan. 26, 2020 note saying the Wuhan market was an “amplifier” not the source and express early concern about asymptomatic spread.
  • A preemptive pardon issued by President Biden in January 2025 narrows realistic criminal exposure for Fauci, though Republicans say perjury or other referrals remain possible.
  • The hearing deepens partisan divides, prompts calls for further oversight or contempt proceedings, and leaves the scientific question of COVID‑19’s origin unsettled while analysts watch for new document releases or legal moves.