The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 8-5 along party lines today to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions under subpoena. Chairman Rand Paul is sending the referral straight to the Justice Department. A separate Senate panel also obtained a copy of Fauci’s COVID-era government iPhone from HHS.
Moving to kick the Fauci Contempt Vote:
"He (Fauci) had a well-founded fear of self-incrimination…"
WELL-FOUNDED FEAR?
The Dems even know Fauci is evading the law, yet they sit here and play games… pic.twitter.com/kyEfhfAbG2
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) August 6, 2026
BREAKING: SENATE HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE VOTES 8–5 TO HOLD ANTHONY FAUCI IN CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS pic.twitter.com/jCwQvDZadM
— Nicolas Hulscher, MPH (@NicHulscher) August 6, 2026
The Senate Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has obtained a copy of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s COVID-era iPhone as it continues its investigation into the federal government’s handling of the pandemic and Fauci’s past lies to Congress.
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) confirmed a Wall Street Journal report revealing that the Department of Health and Human Services provided a copy of the phone to the committee.
“The Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has obtained a copy of Dr. Fauci’s phone from HHS,” Johnson, who chairs the subcommittee, wrote on X.
“Hopefully, this device will address many of the questions he refused to answer at last week’s hearing.”
This comes after Fauci’s contentious Senate hearing last week, where he refused to answer any questions and invoked his Fifth Amendment right more than 100 times as Senate Republicans grilled him over the COVID pandemic and his many lies over the years.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/anthony-fauci-covid-phone-senate-96ebd8be