In a move that should shock nobody but disgust everyone, Dr. Anthony Fauci has decided to plead the Fifth.
While the Fifth Amendment protects citizens’ right not to incriminate themselves, it is incredibly telling that a public servant who was perfectly okay with raking in taxpayer dollars is not okay with justifying himself to those same taxpayers. Fauci was brought before Congress to answer questions, only to invoke his Fifth Amendment right during his opening statement. This comes after he initially refused to attend the Senate hearing, forcing the committee to issue a subpoena.
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Fauci accuses Rand Paul of having an “unhinged obsession with calling for my prosecution” and of making “repeated slanderous comments,” then says “although it pains me to do so … under the advice of my attorneys, I will invoke my right under the 5th Amendment to refrain from… pic.twitter.com/nhXwMaavzL
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 29, 2026
X users reacted to the news:
Holy shit – So much for his pardon – what a coward. https://t.co/k2aWzRtQde
— Catturd
(@catturd2) July 29, 2026
For the first time possibly ever, Fauci will not comment. https://t.co/W4Xm4JqZEH
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) July 29, 2026
Fauci has nothing to say because what he did was indefensible.
The American people deserve answers. https://t.co/FmlBSTy3WT
— Senator Jim Banks (@SenatorBanks) July 29, 2026
Fauci knows his pardon doesn’t apply to any new lies to Congress. https://t.co/1hRJuEBBmu
— Jeremy Redfern (@JeremyRedfernFL) July 29, 2026
Dr. Fauci invokes the Fifth Amendment and declines to answer questions from the U.S. Senate today.
What is he hiding? https://t.co/qmiRXSyFiA
— Congressman Troy E. Nehls (@RepTroyNehls) July 29, 2026
I, for one, am utterly shocked at this turn of events. https://t.co/qJO0TW8vQp
— Dr. Heywood Floyd (@5StringsInTX) July 29, 2026
This is unacceptable! Fauci destroyed our economy and cost untold lives. He must be held accountable. https://t.co/6gjhmlkl4P
— Tim Wilkins for Congress (@TimWilkinsFL) July 29, 2026
Did anyone expect him to be a man and talk? They have plenty of evidence to arrest him already, and they’re not doing it. This is just a dog and pony show. https://t.co/0Rle0lW96H
— K Kessinger (@KKessinger239) July 29, 2026
What a shock. The narcissist troll refuses to admit to his heinous, diary-documented crimes. https://t.co/kVWu8arhks
— janice (@chestnuthell) July 29, 2026
B/c – Evidence makes undeniable this guy presided over some of the most corrupt abuses in American history but because that realization is coded by the elite messaging system as something only slackjawed, propagandized hayseeds can think, legacy media isn’t allowed to touch it https://t.co/LfwSegOUi0
— Boston Globe Pitchbot (@BostonSatire) July 29, 2026
All of a sudden Fauci doesn’t like talking or cameras… https://t.co/6zSBsxqqUt
— John Seravalli (@John_Seravalli1) July 29, 2026
