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Senate Holds Fauci in Contempt Over Pregnancy Vaccine Texts

8/12/2026

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Senators Rand Paul and Ron Johnson released 11 of Anthony Fauci’s iPhone texts on vaccine risks for pregnant women.
Fauci warned that fever or cytokine storm after a second dose could theoretically cause a first-trimester miscarriage.
The Senate panel voted to hold Fauci in contempt after he invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times.

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Senators Rand Paul and Ron Johnson released 11 of Anthony Fauci’s iPhone texts on vaccine risks for pregnant women.
Fauci warned that fever or cytokine storm after a second dose could theoretically cause a first-trimester miscarriage.
The Senate panel voted to hold Fauci in contempt after he invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times.