# Fauci faces contempt vote over COVID testimony

https://mins.news/en/video/15104

- Fox News, 2026-08-06 12:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1UP0ErxDcw

> The U.S. Senate is preparing to vote on whether Dr. Anthony Fauci should be held in contempt of Congress. Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Jim Trusty and Senator Rand Paul discuss Fauci’s testimony and his decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment. The proceedings focus on the dispute surrounding his testimony and congressional scrutiny of his conduct.

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