{
  "id": 227863,
  "title": "Senate panel holds Dr. Fauci in contempt of Congress after COVID-19 hearing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/senate-panel-holds-dr-fauci-in-contempt-of-congress-after-covid-19",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-06T16:53:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/senate-panel-holds-dr-fauci-in-contempt-of-congress-after-covid-19-hearing/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A US Senate committee has voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress. The vote, which was along party lines, was a result of Dr. Fauci invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a hearing on COVID-19. According to Free Malaysia Today, Dr. Fauci's lawyers advised him to invoke this right to prevent self-incrimination under questioning from Republican senators.\n\nThe hearing, led by Republican senator Rand Paul, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, focused on Dr. Fauci's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right more than 100 times during his testimony, MyJoyOnline Ghana reported. The committee will now refer the case to the Justice Department for potential prosecution.\n\nDr. Fauci had been subpoenaed to testify before the committee, but he refused to answer questions, citing his constitutional right. Rand Paul stated that the committee was voting on whether Dr. Fauci could be ordered to answer questions and then defy that order without consequence, MyJoyOnline Ghana reported.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "US Senate panel votes to hold top Covid expert Fauci in contempt",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/us-senate-panel-votes-to-hold-top-covid-expert-fauci-in-contempt",
        "published": "2026-08-06T15:38:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}