Senate Committee Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt Thursday, August 6, 2026 Image: 'All He Had to do Was Tell the Truth': Senate Committee Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt of Congress Fred Lucas (Aug 6, 2026) "When Congress sought answers, Fauci refused to answer. He misled Congress and the American people, cost countless lives and livelihoods, and was obsessed with protecting his own popularity rather than telling the truth. " -Senator Rick Scott [DailySignal. com] The Senate committee investigating Dr. Anthony Fauci voted Thursday morning to advance a contempt of Congress citation against him. (Screengrab image) Last week, Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee regarding questions about the government's response to COVID-19. Fauci became the face of public health response to the pandemic. "All he had to do was tell the truth more than 100 times. Though he refused," said Sen. Rand Paul, R-KY, the committee chairman. "The chair ruled that Dr. Fauci's assertion of the Fifth Amendment privilege was unsupported in light of the pardon and the testimony he offered in his opening statement. " The committee will send the referral to the Justice Department, which could use that citation to prosecute Fauci. Sen. Gary Peters, D-MI, the committee's ranking member, complained the investigation has been partisan. "The chairman is now asking the committee to take a vote that could harm our ability to conduct future investigations, and disregards constitutional protections long recognized by the US Senate without making a reliable case that there is a legal basis for holding Dr. Fauci in contempt," Peters said. Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rand Paul, R-KY on Thursday morning defended the process against criticism from Democrat panel members. He said it has been a transparent investigation. He further said that the sweeping pardon of Fauci by . . . Joe Biden for actions taken from 2014 to early 2025 means that Fauci would not have incriminated himself before the panel last week. Paul and others argued that he did not have Fifth Amendment protections at the hearing because of his pardon. Two allies of President Donald Trump, Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro, were convicted of contempt of Congress for not cooperating with the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol protest. Both served four months in federal prison. Sen. Rick Scott, R-FL, stated on X after the vote that Fauci "MUST be held accountable. " "When Congress sought answers, Fauci refused to answer. He misled Congress and the American people, cost countless lives and livelihoods, and was obsessed with protecting his own popularity rather than telling the truth," Scott stated. During his testimony last week, Fauci repeatedly said, "On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer based upon my rights under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution. " Ahead of the testimony, the committee had released Fauci's public diary on the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which was stored on a government computer. In one of the entries, Fauci said that a wet market in Wuhan, China "was not the source, but the amplifier" of the virus. During an opening statement before questions in the hearing last week, Fauci said the release of the diary was "aimed at embarrassing and intimidating me. " Fauci also accused Paul of a vendetta during his opening statement, saying, "The sole reason he is calling me before this committee is to get me to say something that could vindicate his repeated public pledges that I end up, in his words, 'behind bars. '" On Thursday, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-CT, noted that three state attorneys general have said they would investigate Fauci. So, Blumenthal said, he had the reason to invoke his 5th Amendment rights (regardless) of the presidential pardon. The states of Florida, Louisiana, and Alabama announced plans to investigate Fauci after his Senate testimony. Fauci, who retired at the end of 2022 after 38 years directing the NAID, repeatedly has said the United States never funded gain-of-function research projects at China's Wuhan Institute of Virology, suspected to be the source of COVID-19. He also has insisted that he never misled Congress on issues related to the origin of the virus. Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Fred Lucas is senior investigative reporter for the Daily Signal. He is the author of "The Myth of Voter Suppression: The Left's Assault on Clean Elections. " FWD Click Here to subscribe to BCN Alleged Arsonist Arrested for the Spokane Fire Has Been Investigated Before for the Very Same Thing and More Victoria Taft-Commentary (Aug 6, 2026) So far 640 homes have been confirmed lost to fire, and thousands of Spokane families have been displaced. [PJMedia. com] The suspect who torched hundreds of homes in the Eastern Washington town of Spokane had been, everybody now—on the radar—of investigators before. (Screengrab image: via APT video) According to the sheriff of Spokane County, the man who was arrested with a fanny pack full of waterproof matches, a butane lighter, and ciggies over the weekend, four miles away from the ignition point of the Spokane fire, had been investigated not once, but twice in 2025 for—wait for it—arson. Oh, is that all? No, actually, it is not all. At all. Indeed, the suspect, Aaron Farinacci, 37, was convicted of killing his father while living in Arizona and, more importantly in regard to this conflagration, had already been investigated twice for arson in Spokane last year. We're adults and care about civil rights and due process, which is why we wonder if the reason he wasn't detained for the arsons for which he was investigated last year was because there wasn't enough evidence. It's a good question to which we have no answer at this point. We may deduce that's the case, but I'm giving even odds that the reason he wasn't locked up and the key thrown away was because the district attorney didn't feel like it. (Screengrab image: via Global News) Speaking of evidence, circumstantial evidence is not the only kind of evidence that exists in this latest case. According to Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels, the alleged firebug was seen by an eyewitness "within ten square meters" of the ignition point of the fire. The witness called 911 to report the guy, whom he later identified in a lineup. See his interview below. It's in the Water: Seattle Is in Free Fall And there are other issues at play here. For example, maybe spending a decade in prison for killing your dad, pointing a gun at your mom, and shooting yourself in one incident makes you a little weird. So weird that you begin to manifest your weirdism by . . . setting fires?. . . Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Continue reading Here. - OpenHeaven. com
Fred Lucas (Aug 6, 2026)“When Congress sought answers, Fauci refused to answer. He misled Congress and the American people, cost countless lives and livelihoods, and was obsessed with protecting his own. . .
![Senate Committee Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt Thursday, August 6, 2026 Image: 'All He Had to do Was Tell the Truth': Senate Committee Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt of Congress Fred Lucas (Aug 6, 2026) "When Congress sought answers, Fauci refused to answer. He misled Congress and the American people, cost countless lives and livelihoods, and was obsessed with protecting his own popularity rather than telling the truth. " -Senator Rick Scott [DailySignal. com] The Senate committee investigating Dr. Anthony Fauci voted Thursday morning to advance a contempt of Congress citation against him. (Screengrab image) Last week, Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee regarding questions about the government's response to COVID-19. Fauci became the face of public health response to the pandemic. "All he had to do was tell the truth more than 100 times. Though he refused," said Sen. Rand Paul, R-KY, the committee chairman. "The chair ruled that Dr. Fauci's assertion of the Fifth Amendment privilege was unsupported in light of the pardon and the testimony he offered in his opening statement. " The committee will send the referral to the Justice Department, which could use that citation to prosecute Fauci. Sen. Gary Peters, D-MI, the committee's ranking member, complained the investigation has been partisan. "The chairman is now asking the committee to take a vote that could harm our ability to conduct future investigations, and disregards constitutional protections long recognized by the US Senate without making a reliable case that there is a legal basis for holding Dr. Fauci in contempt," Peters said. Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rand Paul, R-KY on Thursday morning defended the process against criticism from Democrat panel members. He said it has been a transparent investigation. He further said that the sweeping pardon of Fauci by . . . Joe Biden for actions taken from 2014 to early 2025 means that Fauci would not have incriminated himself before the panel last week. Paul and others argued that he did not have Fifth Amendment protections at the hearing because of his pardon. Two allies of President Donald Trump, Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro, were convicted of contempt of Congress for not cooperating with the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol protest. Both served four months in federal prison. Sen. Rick Scott, R-FL, stated on X after the vote that Fauci "MUST be held accountable. " "When Congress sought answers, Fauci refused to answer. He misled Congress and the American people, cost countless lives and livelihoods, and was obsessed with protecting his own popularity rather than telling the truth," Scott stated. During his testimony last week, Fauci repeatedly said, "On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer based upon my rights under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution. " Ahead of the testimony, the committee had released Fauci's public diary on the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which was stored on a government computer. In one of the entries, Fauci said that a wet market in Wuhan, China "was not the source, but the amplifier" of the virus. During an opening statement before questions in the hearing last week, Fauci said the release of the diary was "aimed at embarrassing and intimidating me. " Fauci also accused Paul of a vendetta during his opening statement, saying, "The sole reason he is calling me before this committee is to get me to say something that could vindicate his repeated public pledges that I end up, in his words, 'behind bars. '" On Thursday, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-CT, noted that three state attorneys general have said they would investigate Fauci. So, Blumenthal said, he had the reason to invoke his 5th Amendment rights (regardless) of the presidential pardon. The states of Florida, Louisiana, and Alabama announced plans to investigate Fauci after his Senate testimony. Fauci, who retired at the end of 2022 after 38 years directing the NAID, repeatedly has said the United States never funded gain-of-function research projects at China's Wuhan Institute of Virology, suspected to be the source of COVID-19. He also has insisted that he never misled Congress on issues related to the origin of the virus. Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Fred Lucas is senior investigative reporter for the Daily Signal. He is the author of "The Myth of Voter Suppression: The Left's Assault on Clean Elections. " FWD Click Here to subscribe to BCN Alleged Arsonist Arrested for the Spokane Fire Has Been Investigated Before for the Very Same Thing and More Victoria Taft-Commentary (Aug 6, 2026) So far 640 homes have been confirmed lost to fire, and thousands of Spokane families have been displaced. [PJMedia. com] The suspect who torched hundreds of homes in the Eastern Washington town of Spokane had been, everybody now—on the radar—of investigators before. (Screengrab image: via APT video) According to the sheriff of Spokane County, the man who was arrested with a fanny pack full of waterproof matches, a butane lighter, and ciggies over the weekend, four miles away from the ignition point of the Spokane fire, had been investigated not once, but twice in 2025 for—wait for it—arson. Oh, is that all? No, actually, it is not all. At all. Indeed, the suspect, Aaron Farinacci, 37, was convicted of killing his father while living in Arizona and, more importantly in regard to this conflagration, had already been investigated twice for arson in Spokane last year. We're adults and care about civil rights and due process, which is why we wonder if the reason he wasn't detained for the arsons for which he was investigated last year was because there wasn't enough evidence. It's a good question to which we have no answer at this point. We may deduce that's the case, but I'm giving even odds that the reason he wasn't locked up and the key thrown away was because the district attorney didn't feel like it. (Screengrab image: via Global News) Speaking of evidence, circumstantial evidence is not the only kind of evidence that exists in this latest case. According to Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels, the alleged firebug was seen by an eyewitness "within ten square meters" of the ignition point of the fire. The witness called 911 to report the guy, whom he later identified in a lineup. See his interview below. It's in the Water: Seattle Is in Free Fall And there are other issues at play here. For example, maybe spending a decade in prison for killing your dad, pointing a gun at your mom, and shooting yourself in one incident makes you a little weird. So weird that you begin to manifest your weirdism by . . . setting fires?. . . Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Continue reading Here. - OpenHeaven. com](https://www.breakingchristiannews.com/images/2026/fauci-300-Screengrab-viaCBSMornings.jpg)
Fred Lucas (Aug 6, 2026)“When Congress sought answers, Fauci refused to answer. He misled Congress and the American people, cost countless lives and livelihoods, and was obsessed with protecting his own popularity rather than telling the truth. ” -Senator Rick Scott[DailySignal. com] The Senate committee investigating Dr. Anthony Fauci voted Thursday morning to advance a contempt of Congress citation against him. (Screengrab image)Last week, Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee regarding questions about the government’s response to COVID-19. Fauci became the face of public health response to the pandemic. “All he had to do was tell the truth more than 100 times. Though he refused,” said Sen. Rand Paul, R-KY, the committee chairman. “The chair ruled that Dr. Fauci’s assertion of the Fifth Amendment privilege was unsupported in light of the pardon and the testimony he offered in his opening statement. ”The committee will send the referral to the Justice Department, which could use that citation to prosecute Fauci. Sen. Gary Peters, D-MI, the committee’s ranking member, complained the investigation has been partisan. “The chairman is now asking the committee to take a vote that could harm our ability to conduct future investigations, and disregards constitutional protections long recognized by the US Senate without making a reliable case that there is a legal basis for holding Dr. Fauci in contempt,” Peters said. Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rand Paul, R-KY on Thursday morning defended the process against criticism from Democrat panel members. He said it has been a transparent investigation. He further said that the sweeping pardon of Fauci by …Joe Biden for actions taken from 2014 to early 2025 means that Fauci would not have incriminated himself before the panel last week. Paul and others argued that he did not have Fifth Amendment protections at the hearing because of his pardon. Two allies of President Donald Trump, Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro, were convicted of contempt of Congress for not cooperating with the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol protest. Both served four months in federal prison. Sen. Rick Scott, R-FL, stated on X after the vote that Fauci “MUST be held accountable. ”“When Congress sought answers, Fauci refused to answer. He misled Congress and the American people, cost countless lives and livelihoods, and was obsessed with protecting his own popularity rather than telling the truth,” Scott stated. During his testimony last week,Fauci repeatedly said, “On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer based upon my rights under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution. ”Ahead of the testimony, the committee had released Fauci’s public diary on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which was stored on a government computer. In one of the entries, Fauci said that a wet market in Wuhan, China “was not the source, but the amplifier” of the virus. During an opening statement before questions in the hearing last week, Fauci said the release of the diary was “aimed at embarrassing and intimidating me. ”Fauci also accused Paul of a vendetta during his opening statement, saying, “The sole reason he is calling me before this committee is to get me to say something that could vindicate his repeated public pledges that I end up, in his words, ‘behind bars. '”On Thursday, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-CT, noted thatthree state attorneys generalhave said they would investigate Fauci. So, Blumenthal said, he had the reason to invoke his 5th Amendment rights (regardless) of the presidential pardon. The states of Florida, Louisiana, and Alabama announced plans to investigate Fauci after his Senate testimony. Fauci, who retired at the end of 2022 after 38 years directing the NAID, repeatedly has said the United States never fundedgain-of-function researchprojects at China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology, suspected to be the source of COVID-19. He also has insisted that he never misled Congress on issues related to the origin of the virus. Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News hereFred Lucasis senior investigative reporter for the Daily Signal. He is the author of “The Myth of Voter Suppression: The Left’s Assault on Clean Elections. ”