Fauci’s Fifth Amendment Workout: Over 100 Repetitions, Zero Sweat
KEY POINTS
- •On July 29, 2026, Anthony Fauci refused to answer questions in a three-hour Senate hearing by invoking the Fifth Amendment over 100 times.
- •Police escorted Fauci from the hearing, marking a strangely formal exit after lengthy legal silence.
- •Democratic ranking member Gary Peters stressed the COVID-19 investigation’s legitimacy but admitted the hearing did not meet those standards.
Anthony Fauci, likely training to become an Olympic-level invoker of legal mumbo jumbo, flexed his Fifth Amendment rights over 100 times in a three-hour Senate hearing on July 29, 2026. Police politely escorted him from the session, presumably to keep him hydrated and prevent any overexertion of constitutional clauses. Gary Peters, the Democrat trying to keep the hearing bipartisan and serious, noted the importance of investigating COVID origins but straight-up admitted today’s show was not it. Fauci’s legal silence turned the hearing into a silent movie marathon — if Charlie Chaplin had a PhD in dodging tough questions.
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(1 of 3)Source: Theguardian | Published: 7/29/2026 | Author: Jo Walters (now); Lucy Campbell, Rachel Leingang and Tom Ambrose (earlier)