Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://gographicsoutput.com/video/nDM0JZRfeI5.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Dr. Fauci pleads the Fifth Amendment before committee hearing [MvIrv0EiHnF] Health Updated on August 06, 2026 EDT — Published on August 06, 2026 EDT Dr. Anthony Fauci repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment when pressed by senators during a hearing over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and its origins, accusing the chairman of having an “unhinged obsession” with him. In his opening statement before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Fauci said Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has an "obvious obsession with calling for my prosecution." Fauci said he had testified more than 200 times over his nearly four decades running the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and that he could not answer questions on the advice of his lawyers. Paul subpoenaed the former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director to testify after releasing more than 1,000 pages from Fauci's private pandemic diary, which the Kentucky Republican claims contradict Fauci's public statements about COVID-19's origins. Fauci has repeatedly denied those allegations. _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: WWMT on Facebook: WWMT on Twitter: Subscribe to WWMT on YouTube: WWMT Daily News Digest: For more information, visit Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 800.875.3333 WWMT is a MI based station and a CBS Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. #WWMT #NEWSCHANNEL3 #Kalamazoo #Michigan #shorts V2Pp2ecoS3y MxrUOfPOYVW WxhPYwcS8Cl 1DQmxYroyLC Bztwo8gbeYL ugdiFjLuWjQ SGWy0a3QIJ3
Dr. Anthony Fauci repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment when pressed by senators during a hearing over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and its origins, accusing the chairman of having an “unhinged obsession” with him. In his opening statement before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Fauci said Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has an "obvious obsession with calling for my prosecution." Fauci said he had testified more than 200 times over his nearly four decades running the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and that he could not answer questions on the advice of his lawyers. Paul subpoenaed the former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director to testify after releasing more than 1,000 pages from Fauci's private pandemic diary, which the Kentucky Republican claims contradict Fauci's public statements about COVID-19's origins. Fauci has repeatedly denied those allegations. _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: WWMT on Facebook: WWMT on Twitter: Subscribe to WWMT on YouTube: WWMT Daily News Digest: For more information, visit Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 800.875.3333 WWMT is a MI based station and a CBS Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. #WWMT #NEWSCHANNEL3 #Kalamazoo #Michigan #shorts V2Pp2ecoS3y MxrUOfPOYVW WxhPYwcS8Cl 1DQmxYroyLC Bztwo8gbeYL ugdiFjLuWjQ SGWy0a3QIJ3