Senate committee says it has copy of Fauci’s phone as it weighs holding him in contempt
Summary
A U.S. Senate committee obtained a backup copy of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s phone as it considers holding him in contempt of Congress for not answering Republican questions. The phone contains information from Fauci’s time as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, including during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic under President Trump.Key Facts
- The Senate homeland security subcommittee, led by Senator Ron Johnson, got a copy of Fauci’s phone.
- Fauci used this phone while leading the health institute during the Trump administration’s COVID-19 response.
- Fauci refused to answer many questions at a recent hearing and cited his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
- Senate hearings are partly focused on the origins of COVID-19 and pandemic health measures.
- Senator Rand Paul, who chairs the Senate homeland security committee, has long supported the “lab leak” theory about COVID-19’s origin.
- Fauci expressed frustration with President Trump in private journals, calling him an embarrassment and difficult to work with.
- Fauci has said he fears criminal charges from the ongoing investigations.
- The phone copy was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services under Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a critic of Fauci.
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