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HSGAC hearing: Testimony of Anthony Fauci

Sworn testimony as sole witness before HSGAC, ~3 hours. In his opening statement Fauci announced he would invoke the Fifth Amendment, citing members' public pledges to prosecute him and the release of his diary; he then declined substantially all questions on advice of counsel. His attorney David Schertler was removed from the hearing room at Chairman Paul's direction. Gavel-to-gavel recording and full transcript are hosted in the media library; GPO transcript pending.

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HSGAC: Testimony of Anthony Fauci (July 29, 2026)

Forbes Breaking News package of the July 29, 2026 HSGAC sole-witness hearing with Fauci, following the committee's subpoena; carried live and archived on the Forbes channel.

Preview threads dominated X timelines July 27–28, 2026

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C-SPAN event: Fauci HSGAC testimony (July 29, 2026)

C-SPAN event page for the July 29, 2026 HSGAC sole-witness hearing, carried on C-SPAN 3; streams through C-SPAN's own player on the program page.

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Full gavel-to-gavel recording of the July 29, 2026 HSGAC testimony of Anthony Fauci — locally captured 1080p master with speaker-labeled transcript.

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HSGAC Fauci hearing — alternate feed 2

Alternate live feed of the July 29, 2026 HSGAC Fauci testimony. Self-hosted import pending; a retry will move it into the hosted media library automatically.

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Alternate live feed of the July 29, 2026 HSGAC Fauci testimony. Self-hosted import pending; a retry will move it into the hosted media library automatically.

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HSGAC Fauci hearing — alternate feed 6

Alternate live feed of the July 29, 2026 HSGAC Fauci testimony. Self-hosted import pending; a retry will move it into the hosted media library automatically.

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Alternate live feed of the July 29, 2026 HSGAC Fauci testimony. Self-hosted import pending; a retry will move it into the hosted media library automatically.

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Fauci invokes Fifth — CBS 13 WGME Portland

CBS 13 WGME Portland package on Fauci invoking the Fifth Amendment at the July 29, 2026 HSGAC hearing. Self-hosted import pending retry.

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Fauci faces Senate Republicans — ABC 7 Chicago

ABC 7 Chicago coverage of the July 29, 2026 HSGAC Fauci testimony. Self-hosted import pending retry.

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LiveNOW from FOX coverage of the July 29, 2026 HSGAC Fauci testimony. Self-hosted import pending retry.

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Fauci invokes 5th — FOX 9 Minneapolis

FOX 9 Minneapolis package on Fauci invoking the Fifth Amendment at the July 29, 2026 HSGAC hearing. Self-hosted import pending retry.

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Fauci testifies — FOX 7 Austin

FOX 7 Austin coverage of the July 29, 2026 HSGAC Fauci testimony. Self-hosted import pending retry.

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Fauci declines to testify — WRAL Raleigh

WRAL Raleigh package on Fauci declining to answer at the July 29, 2026 HSGAC hearing. Self-hosted import pending retry.

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Fauci invokes Fifth — ABC30 Fresno

ABC30 Fresno package on Fauci invoking the Fifth Amendment at the July 29, 2026 HSGAC hearing. Self-hosted import pending retry.

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Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment (CNN)

CNN package on Fauci invoking the Fifth Amendment at the July 29, 2026 HSGAC hearing. Self-hosted import pending retry.

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Paul has Fauci lawyer removed (NBC)

NBC package on Senator Paul having Fauci's lawyer removed from the July 29, 2026 HSGAC hearing room. Self-hosted import pending retry.

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Paul removes Fauci lawyer (MS NOW)

MS NOW package on Senator Paul having Fauci's lawyer removed from the July 29, 2026 HSGAC hearing room. Self-hosted import pending retry.

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Paul removes Fauci lawyer (ABC)

ABC package on Senator Paul having Fauci's lawyer removed from the July 29, 2026 HSGAC hearing room. Self-hosted import pending retry.

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Paul questions Fauci (PBS NewsHour)

PBS NewsHour cut of Senator Paul's questioning of Fauci at the July 29, 2026 HSGAC hearing. Self-hosted import pending retry.

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Paul opening statement (PBS NewsHour)

PBS NewsHour cut of Senator Paul's opening statement at the July 29, 2026 HSGAC hearing. Self-hosted import pending retry.

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Fox News live hearing feed

Fox News live feed of the July 29, 2026 HSGAC Fauci testimony, on Fox's own player. Self-hosted import pending retry.

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  • Outcome included via hosted gavel-to-gavel archive
  • GPO transcript pending; quotes sourced from hosted transcript

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HSGAC — Testimony of Anthony Fauci — July 29, 2026
Tier 1 · transcript · Held July 29, 2026, Dirksen SD-342; sole witness. GPO transcript pending post-hearing release.
Congress.gov — Senate event 338683 (Fauci HSGAC)
Tier 1 · other · Official calendar entry; video listed after event start
C-SPAN — Dr. Anthony Fauci Testifies on the COVID-19 Pandemic
Tier 1 · video · C-SPAN 3 carriage 8:30 a.m. EDT July 29, 2026
Dr Anthony Fauci invokes fifth amendment and declines to testify in Senate COVID-19 hearing (Sky News)
Tier 3 · news · July 29, 2026 hearing-day coverage; bot-blocks automated fetch (403) but indexed and snippet-verified
Paul opening statement (PBS NewsHour)
Tier 3 · video · PBS cut of the July 29, 2026 HSGAC opening statement; verified live via oEmbed
Paul questions Fauci (PBS NewsHour)
Tier 3 · video · PBS cut of Paul's questioning at the July 29, 2026 hearing; verified live via oEmbed
Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment (CNN package)
Tier 3 · video · CNN's July 29, 2026 package on the Fifth invocation; verified live via oEmbed
Paul has Fauci lawyer removed (NBC package)
Tier 3 · video · NBC package on the removal of attorney David Schertler; verified live via oEmbed
Fauci invokes 5th (ABC News web video)
Tier 3 · video · ABC News web clip, July 29, 2026; verified live
Paul removes Fauci lawyer (ABC package)
Tier 3 · video · ABC package on the lawyer removal; verified live via oEmbed
Paul removes Fauci lawyer (MS NOW package)
Tier 3 · video · MS NOW package on the lawyer removal; verified live via oEmbed
Fauci in the hot seat over COVID diary (LiveNOW from FOX)
Tier 3 · video · LiveNOW from FOX hearing-day coverage framed on the diary; verified live via oEmbed

Related contentions

Gain-of-function definitions

Unresolved definitional dispute. Tabak letter (Oct 2021) acknowledged delayed reporting of enhanced growth in mice; NIH still denied ePPP classification.

COVID-19 origins

IC split historically; CIA (Jan 2025) shifted to low-confidence lab-lean. No definitive public resolution.

Records and transparency

Morens indicted April 2026 for records violations. Diary notes released July 2026 from government servers.

Accountability mechanisms

Pardon covers through Jan 19, 2025. §1001 SOL on May 11, 2021 testimony expired May 11, 2026 without charges. July 29, 2026 hearing not covered by pardon.

Invoking the Fifth at the July 29, 2026 hearing

Unresolved. Contempt referral raised in post-hearing coverage; no vote held.