Record #4658
At the congressional hearing on Wednesday July 29, 2026, Anthony Fauci will evade rather than answer substantively, repeatedly saying he cannot recall (as James Comey did) instead of admitting he lied
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Occurrence 1 of 1 · source record #4658 The Megyn Kelly Show · Dr. Fauci's SHOCKING Diary Revelations, Trump's WHCD Jabs, and DSA Madness, with Victor Davis Hanson | Ep. 1368
Original quoteso I imagine he's going to be feeling foot loose and fancy free and expecting all of his media buddies to cover for him that's what I think because I remember when James Comey testified to the House Oversight Committee 245 times he said I couldn't remember he didn't know or it was outside of his expertise so I that's what I think he's going to do
Quote begins at 22:43
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How the call settles
The transcript/coverage of Fauci's July 29, 2026 congressional testimony shows him repeatedly answering that he does not recall or declining to answer, rather than substantively conceding prior false statements
Our reasoning
YES on the research record because At the July 29, 2026 Senate Homeland Security hearing, Fauci gave a brief opening statement and then invoked the Fifth Amendment, declining to answer more than 100 questions over nearly three hours rather than substantively addressing whether he had lied to Congress; Rand Paul said the committee would vote on contempt. The evasion happened via the Fifth rather than 'I don't recall,' but the criteria's 'declining to.... Applied stored rule: The transcript/coverage of Fauci's July 29, 2026 congressional testimony shows him repeatedly answering that he does not recall or declining to answer, rather than substantively conceding prior false statements.
Outcome evidence
At the July 29, 2026 Senate Homeland Security hearing, Fauci gave a brief opening statement and then invoked the Fifth Amendment, declining to answer more than 100 questions over nearly three hours rather than substantively addressing whether he had lied to Congress; Rand Paul said the committee would vote on contempt. The evasion happened via the Fifth rather than 'I don't recall,' but the criteria's 'declining to answer' test is met.
Outcome date: 2026-07-29
Verdict recorded: 2026-07-30
Basis: research