The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s hearing with Anthony Fauci on Capitol Hill got off to a rocky start Wednesday morning when Sen.Rand Paul, R-Ky., ordered one of Fauci’s lawyers removed after he repeatedly refused to stop disrupting the proceedings.Fauci refused to respond to questions from Paul, repeatedly invoking the Fifth Amendment.The hearing then took a turn when attorney David Schertler, whom Paul identified as one of Fauci’s "half a dozen" lawyers, attempted to speak without being recognized."You are not recognized, you're not recognized.
If you are unruly, you will be removed from the proceeding," Paul warned.FAUCI PRIVATELY TOOK CREDIT FOR COVID-19 LOCKDOWNS DESPITE PUBLIC DENIAL, NEWLY EXPOSED DIARY ENTRIES REVEALThe attorney for former NIH Director Anthony Fauci (R), David Schertler (L), is removed from the hearing room at the direction of committee chairman Sen.Rand Paul (R-KY) during a hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee July 29, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Fauci declined to answer questions from the oommittee asserting his fifth amendment right during the hearing.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)Despite this, Schertler, who was seated beside Fauci, continued to speak.This prompted Paul to admonish him, saying, "You will respect these proceedings.
You were told not to sit at the table.You insist on sitting at the table.
And we told you would not be recognized.You are not invited here for testimony, sir.
You are being disruptive.Would you behave this way in a courtroom? No, because the judge would put you in jail.
I can't do that today.But I can have you escorted from the premises.
So, I would say, sir, sit quietly and don't say another word.""Another word and you’re gone," Paul added.SLACK MESSAGES RELEASED BY RAND PAUL APPEAR TO SHOW AUTHORS OF KEY COVID-19 ORIGIN PAPER HELD PRIVATE DOUBTSRanking Member Sen.Gary Peters, D-Mich., cut in, saying, "I'd like to hear what the...