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Jun 04, 2026

Paul Removes Fauci Attorney From Hearing After Repeated Interruptions

Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared on Wednesday on Capitol Hill for questioning, and it did not take long for things to get heated.

Fauci refused to answer questions from members of a Senate committee at a hearing about his actions as the government’s top infectious disease expert during the COVID pandemic.

In his opening statement, Fauci said he would exercise his 5th Amendment right to refuse to answer questions at the hearing and accused Committee Chairman Sen. Rand Paul of intending to catch him in a perjury trap.

Things got heated when Paul removed one of Fauci’s lawyers from the hearing after the lawyer repeatedly talked over Paul to defend Fauci, even though he had not been invited to speak.

“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 you would not be recognized. You are not invited here for testimony, sir. You are being disruptive,” Paul declared.

“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,” Paul added.

“So I would say, sir, sit quietly and don’t say another word. I said sit quietly. You are not recognized. Another word and you’re gone,” Paul declared.

After another back-and-forth and the attorney’s refusal to listen, Paul then had security remove him from the room.

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