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Fauci declines to sit for transcribed interview with Sen. Ron Johnson

The Hill · August 17, 2026 at 2:51 PM

Fauci declines to sit for transcribed interview with Sen. Ron Johnson

Former White House COVID-19 czar Dr.

Anthony Fauci told Sen.

Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) he will not appear for a transcribed interview with the senator's Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations about his role in the government’s pandemic response.

In a letter sent to Johnson Friday, Fauci’s attorneys said he intends to continue asserting his Fifth Amendment...

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Fauci declines to sit for transcribed interview with Sen. Ron Johnson

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