Anthony Fauci pleaded the Fifth Amendment to every question asked by senators on the Homeland Security Committee during a three-hour hearing.
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Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and AnalysisJul 30, 2026
Multiple reliable outlets (AP, PolitiFact, NYT) report that Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment repeatedly, more than 100 times, across a nearly three-hour Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on July 29, 2026, and one commentary says he refused every question apart from the same boilerplate statement.
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… It is Thursday, July 30, 2026. Here's what's happening today in America: Fifth Amendment Fauci, Saudi Arabia joins in, the Fed makes their decision, and a lifeguard honored. It's all coming up, and Bill is gonna be here with your message of the day. First, Fifth Amendment Fauci did nothing but plead the fifth to every single question that was sent his way by the senators on the Homeland Security Committee, including a question from the chairman, Rand Paul, when he asked, "Is there a folder on the table in front of you?" Now, the real question is, what's next after this three hour hearing? Because Biden, on his way out the door, gave Fauci a pardon. Now, Ram Paul may note that Fauci could have told the truth and had a full pardon; he would have been protected, but he chose the fifth instead. …
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Supports. AP reports Fauci 'repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment, declining more than 100 times to answer questions from senators' in the Republican-led committee hearing.[1]
Supports. PolitiFact reports that 'most of what Fauci said July 29, regardless of the question, was identical' to his Fifth Amendment statement, and that the hearing lasted three hours.[2]
Supports. The New York Times reports he repeated the Fifth Amendment statement more than 100 times during a nearly three-hour hearing before the Senate Homeland Security Committee.[3]
Supports. Deseret News and The Hill put the count at 111 invocations, and Michael Hiltzik's column says Fauci refused to answer 'a single question other than to state' the boilerplate line, which supports refusing essentially every question.[4][5][6]
Context. ABC7 describes Fauci declining 'dozens' of questions and more than 100 times, and his opening statement was not a response to a question. Neither detail contradicts the claim's core assertion.[7]
Sources
7 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 2, 4 not rated
- 1Dr. Fauci repeatedly pleads the Fifth in COVID-19 hearingapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Dr. Anthony Fauci has testified before Congress numerous ...politifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Fauci Invokes Fifth Amendment More Than 100 Times in Bitter Senate Hearingnytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Anthony Fauci appears before senators to answer about COVID ...deseret.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Florida AG launching investigation into Fauci after Senate hearingnbc4i.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Michael Hiltzik: Senate Republicans try to smear Fauci over COVID, but he refuses to play their gamemiamiherald.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Fauci repeatedly invokes the Fifth Amendment in a contentious ...abc7.com · not rated · cited for: context
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