Fauci held in contempt: Letters to the Editor Aug. 10, 2026

I am dumbfounded by how Dr.Anthony Fauci got away with pleading the Fifth Amendment 111 times and, if found guilty of contempt, he only faces one year in jail and a $100,000 fine (“Save Science,” Glenn Harlan Reynolds, PostOpinion, Aug.

4).He should have been charged with a felony, not a misdemeanor.Something’s wrong with America’s judicial system.

Fauci has blood on his hands and he got away with not telling the truth about how he handled COVID-19.It is time for the government and American public to get to the bottom of this smoking gun fiasco.Thomas Patrick FolanNesconsetFauci’s repeated refusal to answer questions during his Senate hearing is reason enough to re-examine how the Fifth Amendment is applied in situations involving public officials.

I feel quite certain this was not what the Founding Fathers had in mind when they ratified the Constitution.More than likely, Fauci will skate, and we will never get to the bottom of a pandemic that, in my opinion, he was instrumental in helping unleash upon the world.Alan WebberCave Creek, Ariz.It’s disheartening to see this distinguished scientist-physician sullied by a senator’s ad hominem political attack.Fauci is wholly justified in using the protection that our Constitution gives all witnesses against self-incrimination.

One may criticize his judgment during the pandemic, but can’t make any criminal accusation of what he did during that difficult time.Robert S.AprilManhattanOnce again, the left side of the aisle is on the wrong side of history, voting against Fauci being held in contempt.This decision, on the heels of leftists voting for radicals who hate America and Israel, sounds like something the United Nations would do.Why are they protecting Fauci’s lies? Tell the truth, Tony, it will help with the next pandemic.J.R.

CummingsManhattanFauci would have invoked the Fifth Amendment if asked, “Should a doctor be truthful to his or her patients?” Anyone still backing him clearly does not c...