# Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress

https://mins.news/en/video/15382

- Reuters, 2026-08-06 16:20 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-NQmJZQ5DU

> A committee of the US Senate voted to hold Dr Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress. The former top infectious-disease official had declined to answer questions about how he handled the COVID-19 pandemic. The vote follows his refusal to respond to the committee’s inquiries about that handling.

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