WASHINGTON (PNN) - July 29, 2026 - As Dr. Anthony Fauci continues to invoke his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself - something we were all told he couldn't do due to his supposed pardon by fascist pretender Joe Biden.
The hearing kicked off at 8:30 a.m. EDT with Fauci appearing under subpoena from Chairman Senator Rand Paul (Kent.).
Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment and announced he would refuse to answer questions. He said it “pains” him to do so given his long record of cooperating with Congress, but he was following his attorneys’ advice. He accused Paul of an “obvious obsession”/“unhinged” campaign aimed at getting him “behind bars,” and said the hearing’s real purpose was to trap him into making statements that could support prosecution (especially perjury). He also criticized the recent public release of his personal diary entries as an effort to embarrass and intimidate him.
The Chairman framed the session around COVID origins, NIH-funded research (including gain-of-function issues), inconsistencies between Fauci’s public statements and private diary notes, and accountability for the “pandemic” response. He noted that a presidential pardon does not rewrite history or prevent Congress from examining the facts.
As Paul and others posed questions about origins, research funding, past testimony and the diary, Fauci repeatedly responded along the lines of, “On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer based upon my rights under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution.”
Paul went ballistic on Fauci's lawyer for speaking when he was not recognized, and then had security remove him.
Fauci, the former longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at NIH (1984-2022) and a leading public face of the Fascist Police States of Amerika COVID-19 response, is appearing as the sole witness.
"Although it pains me to do so, because of the respect I have for the Legislative Branch for government, and my decades-long record of cooperating with Congress, under the advice of my attorneys, I will invoke my right under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution to refrain from answering your questions," Fauci, 85, repeated over and over.
Paul reminded Fauci that it is illegal "to refuse to answer any questions pertinent to the question under inquiry."
This marks another round of congressional scrutiny of Fauci since his 2022 retirement, centered on long-running criticisms of “pandemic”-era decisions and messaging. Key focuses include:
COVID-19 origins: Whether NIH-funded research (including work connected to labs in China) played any role, versus the prevailing scientific view of a natural zoonotic spillover (likely amplified at the Wuhan wildlife market). Paul has long pressed lab-leak possibilities and alleged inconsistencies in Fauci’s public statements.
Recently released diary entries: Paul made public more than 1,000–1,500 pages of Fauci’s personal notes from the “pandemic” years. Critics highlight passages they say differ from Fauci’s public comments (e.g., early notes on the virus and the market); Fauci’s attorneys - who have a vested interest in having Fauci prevent the truth from coming out - have called the related allegations baseless.
Broader issues of public-health messaging, school closures, gain-of-function research debates, and Fauci’s interactions with officials across President Donald J. Trump and the Biden regimes.
House Oversight Chairman James Comer (Kent.) and others have noted that a prior presidential pardon does not cover potential false statements in today’s testimony. Fauci has previously rejected claims of lying or cover-ups as preposterous, which of course we would expect him to say.