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Senate Committee Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt of Congress
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, former face of the U.S. COVID-19 response, testified before the Senate Homeland Committee in late July 2026, invoking his Fifth Amendment right over 100 times after receiving a preemptive pardon from then-President Joe Biden. The committee subsequently passed a resolution to hold him in contempt of Congress. Constitutional law professor Vincent Bonventre of Albany Law School discussed the contempt resolution and its implications in a Forbes Newsroom interview. The article outlines the key events and next steps in the process.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, a prominent figure in the United States' COVID-19 response, testified before the Senate Homeland Committee at the end of July. He said little beyond his opening statement and invoked his Fifth Amendment right over 100 times.
Last week, the committee passed a resolution to hold him in contempt of Congress for repeatedly pleading the Fifth—even after receiving a preemptive pardon from then-President Joe Biden.
Vincent Bonventre, a constitutional law professor at Albany Law School, joined Forbes Newsroom to discuss the contempt resolution and what comes next.
Watch the full interview above.
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Senate Committee Votes to Hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in Contempt of Congress