# Rand Paul to Recommend Contempt of Congress Charge Against Fauci

https://mins.news/en/item/15449

- CNN, 2026-08-06 18:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/06/politics/senate-vote-fauci-contempt-doj?Date=20260806&Profile=CNN

> Republican Sen. Rand Paul said he will recommend that the Justice Department charge Dr. Anthony Fauci with contempt of Congress. The move advances an audacious effort to prosecute the scientist. The proposed case centers on Fauci’s refusal to testify about the US government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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