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Fauci Invokes Fifth Amendment Over 100 Times in Testimony

By Drooid · Oct 12, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC · How we work

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Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 times before Senate committee on July 29 2026.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Rand Paul released Fauci’s diary pages and HHS emails summer 2026.
Fauci’s Feb 1 2020 diary noted NIAID funded Wuhan gain-of-function work via EcoHealth despite a pause.
On Feb 8 2020 he told CDC Director Tom Frieden the fatality rate was 0.2-0.3 %.
A month later he testified COVID-19 was ten times more lethal than seasonal flu.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 times before Senate committee on July 29 2026.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Rand Paul released Fauci’s diary pages and HHS emails summer 2026.
Fauci’s Feb 1 2020 diary noted NIAID funded Wuhan gain-of-function work via EcoHealth despite a pause.
On Feb 8 2020 he told CDC Director Tom Frieden the fatality rate was 0.2-0.3 %.
A month later he testified COVID-19 was ten times more lethal than seasonal flu.