On Thursday, August 6th, 2026, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted to hold former chief medical advisor Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress. The decision followed a bitter hearing in which Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment, refusing to answer questions related to the Covid-19 pandemic out of fear of self-incrimination and potential prosecution.

Republican lawmakers, who have frequently criticized Fauci's handling of the pandemic response, pushed for the contempt charge. The vote was adopted strictly along party lines.

This development marks a significant escalation in the ongoing political disputes surrounding the Covid-19 response and Fauci's role in it.

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