Sen.Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is calling for Anthony Fauci to be held in contempt, prosecuted for perjury and sent to jail after the former White House COVID-19 adviser pled his Fifth Amendment right more than 100 times during a Senate hearing Wednesday."Years from now they'll look back and say, ‘What collective madness overtook this country?’" Cruz told Fox News Digital."I think Anthony Fauci has had contempt for Congress and contempt for the American people for decades," he said.
"His diary shows that he deliberately lied to the American people over and over and over again."FAUCI PLEADS FIFTH WITH 'ZERO LEGAL JUSTIFICATION' AS CRITICS ERUPT AND DEMAND CONTEMPT CHARGESAnthony Fauci, the former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and medical advisor to several U.S.presidents, testifies under subpoena about his role in the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic, at a U.S.
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 29, 2026.(REUTERS/Nathan Howard)Cruz’s comments come after Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Rand Paul announced that he will seek contempt charges against Fauci after he dodged self-incrimination by refusing to answer any questions throughout the entirety of the hearing."Dr.
Fauci ought to think about what it says about the end of his career, that what he will be remembered for the most is pleading the fifth more than 100 times," Cruz said."He's been the most damaging bureaucrat in the history of America."RAND PAUL SEEKS CONTEMPT CHARGES AFTER FAUCI INVOKES FIFTH AMENDMENT MORE THAN 100 TIMESSen.Ted Cruz, R-Texas., is calling for Anthony Fauci to be held in contempt and sent to jail after his Senate hearing on Wednesday, for his alleged dishonesty about COVID-19 to both Congress and the American people.
(Nicholas Ballasy/Fox News Digital)Cruz and Fauci have had a longstanding feud, similar to his relationship...