US Senate panel votes to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress
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Posted Aug 7, 2026, 03:00 AM UTC · In the digest of 2026-08-07-0300
A US Senate committee voted 8-7 along party lines to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment rights.
A United States Senate committee voted 8–7 to hold former infectious disease official Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress. The vote by the Homeland Security Committee was split along party lines following a hearing in which Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 100 times while being questioned on the management of the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision opens the possibility of a criminal investigation into the former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Sources: ANSA, Corriere della Sera, Il Messaggero, La Repubblica
Sources
- ANSA — Il Senato Usa dichiara Fauci colpevole di oltraggio al Congresso
- La Repubblica — Stati Uniti, il Senato dichiara Fauci colpevole di oltraggio al congresso
- Il Messaggero — Fauci dichiarato colpevole di oltraggio al Congresso Usa, ora rischia un'indagine penale
- Corriere della Sera — «Oltraggio al Congresso» per Fauci. Ora il virologo rischia anche il carcere