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Anthony Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment at tense Senate hearing

NPR | By Jonathan Lambert
Published July 29, 2026 at 4:28 PM EDT

Republicans threatened repercussions after Anthony Fauci repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment rather than answer questions during a contentious Senate hearing on Covid-19.

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Jonathan Lambert is a correspondent for NPR's Science Desk, where he covers global health.

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