Senate committee says it has copy of Fauci’s phone as it weighs holding him in contempt

Published August 6, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

Veteran US health official invoked fifth amendment right amid hostile questioning from Republicans last week

• US politics live – latest updates

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.

Details

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.

Source

Originally published at www.theguardian.com.

Related Articles

• Trump administration moves to deregulate Head Start, opening door for sweeping change
• Jason Arday claimed he was paid ‘1.4 million’ for memoir from publisher
• Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress over Covid hearing