Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://gographicsoutput.com/video/ubnABW4eaDB.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter π¨ Dr. Fauci Invoked the Fifth Over 100 Times at his Senate Hearing. Heres What We Know. π° new [r7mt6aZKSyv] Health Updated on August 06, 2026 EDT — Published on August 06, 2026 EDT πΊπΈποΈπ£οΈ July 29, 2026. Washington D.C. Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee β and invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 times. Virginia History Channel. BOTH sides. FACTS ONLY. ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ π WHAT HAPPENED β CONFIRMED Committee: Senate HSGAC Chairman: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) Hearing subject: COVID-19 pandemic response, gain-of-function research, Fauci's diary entries, Wuhan lab funding Duration: Over two hours Fauci's only spoken words throughout: "Under the advice of my attorneys, I will invoke my right under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution to refrain from answering your questions." He repeated that single 24-word sentence more than 100 times β to every question asked by every senator present. His attorney: David Schertler Fauci's attorney was also removed from the hearing at one point. ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ βοΈ BOTH SIDES β ON THE RECORD β REPUBLICAN POSITION: Sen. Rand Paul: "The COVID lockdown could never have been inflicted without you aiding and abetting the crime. Children lost years of education, small businesses built over a lifetime disappeared." Paul argued Fauci cannot legally invoke the Fifth Amendment because he received a presidential pardon β and that a contempt of Congress vote will be held next week. If affirmative, the referral goes to the DOJ. Questions Republicans asked included: β NIH funding of Wuhan Institute of Virology β Gain-of-function research definitions β Fauci's diary entries β which reportedly contradict his public statements β COVID-19 lab leak theory β Fauci's public communications strategy β οΈ DEMOCRATIC POSITION: Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) to Fauci: "It is unfortunate that you have been put in the position that you are in today, and it must be enormously frustrating to know that this hearing is designed to entrap you." Democrats argued the hearing was designed to expose Fauci to perjury charges rather than to pursue legitimate oversight β and that the Fifth Amendment is a constitutional right regardless of context. ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ ποΈ THE LEGAL QUESTION β UNRESOLVED Sen. Paul raised a significant legal question: Can Fauci invoke the Fifth Amendment if he already received a presidential pardon? Legal experts are divided: β Some argue a pardon removes the risk of self-incrimination β eliminating the legal basis for Fifth Amendment invocation β Others argue the Fifth Amendment right is broader and applies regardless of pardon This question has NOT been adjudicated. Sen. Paul said courts will assess it. ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ π WHAT'S NEXT π€ β Senate contempt of Congress vote: scheduled for next week β If affirmative: referral to DOJ β DOJ must then decide whether to prosecute β Legal challenge to Fifth Amendment invocation post-pardon: pending π Sources: CNN Β· ABC News Β· NBC News Β· AP Β· Townhall Β· RedState Β· Catherine Herridge/X Β· Getty Images ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Virginia History Channel Β· Petersburg, Virginia Official VA250 Commemorative Partner Nonpartisan Β· Sourced Β· No spin. YouTube: Virginia History Channel X: @VAchannel804 ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ #Fauci #FifthAmendment #RandPaul #COVID #usa #Senate #CivicEducation #Virginia #history #fypγ· #VirginiaHistoryChannel #shortvideo #animation #health #public #vaccine #learning #live #whitehouse #official #doctor #medicine #COVID19 #GainOfFunction #Wuhan #education #cartoon #truth #comics #entertainment #media #freedom #court #legal #information #government #ContemptOfCongress #Petersburg #news #youtube #explore #fyp #shorts KKOlLEOi2If 1Pc6pbo2YZl uROoSZuizLA jSNy8mvPCzI SN4fwCIBhrB vX1GRKm0CTN LOEXAUgyfFj
πΊπΈποΈπ£οΈ July 29, 2026. Washington D.C. Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee β and invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 times. Virginia History Channel. BOTH sides. FACTS ONLY. ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ π WHAT HAPPENED β CONFIRMED Committee: Senate HSGAC Chairman: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) Hearing subject: COVID-19 pandemic response, gain-of-function research, Fauci's diary entries, Wuhan lab funding Duration: Over two hours Fauci's only spoken words throughout: "Under the advice of my attorneys, I will invoke my right under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution to refrain from answering your questions." He repeated that single 24-word sentence more than 100 times β to every question asked by every senator present. His attorney: David Schertler Fauci's attorney was also removed from the hearing at one point. ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ βοΈ BOTH SIDES β ON THE RECORD β REPUBLICAN POSITION: Sen. Rand Paul: "The COVID lockdown could never have been inflicted without you aiding and abetting the crime. Children lost years of education, small businesses built over a lifetime disappeared." Paul argued Fauci cannot legally invoke the Fifth Amendment because he received a presidential pardon β and that a contempt of Congress vote will be held next week. If affirmative, the referral goes to the DOJ. Questions Republicans asked included: β NIH funding of Wuhan Institute of Virology β Gain-of-function research definitions β Fauci's diary entries β which reportedly contradict his public statements β COVID-19 lab leak theory β Fauci's public communications strategy β οΈ DEMOCRATIC POSITION: Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) to Fauci: "It is unfortunate that you have been put in the position that you are in today, and it must be enormously frustrating to know that this hearing is designed to entrap you." Democrats argued the hearing was designed to expose Fauci to perjury charges rather than to pursue legitimate oversight β and that the Fifth Amendment is a constitutional right regardless of context. ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ ποΈ THE LEGAL QUESTION β UNRESOLVED Sen. Paul raised a significant legal question: Can Fauci invoke the Fifth Amendment if he already received a presidential pardon? Legal experts are divided: β Some argue a pardon removes the risk of self-incrimination β eliminating the legal basis for Fifth Amendment invocation β Others argue the Fifth Amendment right is broader and applies regardless of pardon This question has NOT been adjudicated. Sen. Paul said courts will assess it. ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ π WHAT'S NEXT π€ β Senate contempt of Congress vote: scheduled for next week β If affirmative: referral to DOJ β DOJ must then decide whether to prosecute β Legal challenge to Fifth Amendment invocation post-pardon: pending π Sources: CNN Β· ABC News Β· NBC News Β· AP Β· Townhall Β· RedState Β· Catherine Herridge/X Β· Getty Images ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Virginia History Channel Β· Petersburg, Virginia Official VA250 Commemorative Partner Nonpartisan Β· Sourced Β· No spin. YouTube: Virginia History Channel X: @VAchannel804 ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ #Fauci #FifthAmendment #RandPaul #COVID #usa #Senate #CivicEducation #Virginia #history #fypγ· #VirginiaHistoryChannel #shortvideo #animation #health #public #vaccine #learning #live #whitehouse #official #doctor #medicine #COVID19 #GainOfFunction #Wuhan #education #cartoon #truth #comics #entertainment #media #freedom #court #legal #information #government #ContemptOfCongress #Petersburg #news #youtube #explore #fyp #shorts KKOlLEOi2If 1Pc6pbo2YZl uROoSZuizLA jSNy8mvPCzI SN4fwCIBhrB vX1GRKm0CTN LOEXAUgyfFj