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Senate committee says it has copy of Fauci’s phone as it weighs holding him in contempt
Veteran US health official invoked fifth amendment right amid hostile questioning from Republicans last week
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A US Senate committee says it obtained a backup copy of Anthony Fauci’s iPhone as it weighed whether to hold the veteran government health official in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer Republicans’ questions amid a hostile inquisition last week.
The phone was used by Fauci during his time as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, including his time fronting the first Trump administration’s response to the Covid pandemic in 2020.
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Edward Helmore · Thu, Aug 6, 2026, 5:46 AM
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Veteran US health official invoked fifth amendment right amid hostile questioning from Republicans last week
A US Senate committee says it obtained a backup copy of Anthony Fauci’s iPhone as it weighed whether to hold the veteran government health official in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer Republicans’ questions amid a hostile inquisition last week.
The phone was used by Fauci during his time as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, including his time fronting the first Trump administration’s response to the Covid pandemic in 2020.
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