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Comer warns Fauci: Biden's pardon doesn't cover testimony this week

Headline from The Hill, from the development of Jul 28, 2026

Newest development Jul 30, 2026 · 3 reportsAlert: Trump Says He Will Not Attempt to Overturn Pre-Emptive Fauci Pardon Issued by Biden's Autopen

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) warned Dr. Anthony Fauci that the presidential pardon he received does not extend to his awaited hearing at Capitol Hill. The former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is set to testify before a Senate panel We…

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    Comer warns Fauci: Biden's pardon doesn't cover testimony this week

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  2. Fauci’s Biden autopen pardon won’t spare him from prosecution for 5th Amendment spectacle: GOP senators

    Headline from New York Post ·

  3. New Fauci Investigation Launched - Biden's Pardon Can't Save Him This Time

    Headline from The Western Journal ·

  4. Trump says he 'respects' Biden's pardon of Fauci

    Headline from The Hill ·

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    Alert: Trump Says He Will Not Attempt to Overturn Pre-Emptive Fauci Pardon Issued by Biden's Autopen

    Headline from The Western Journal ·

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  1. The Western Journal

    Believe It or Not, Fauci's Pardon Is Going to Hurt Him When He Sees Rand Paul Under Oath on Wednesday (opens The Western Journal)

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    The Western Journal's feed description

    Ironically, former President Joe Biden might have harmed his fellow establishment tool, Anthony Fauci. According to Just the News, Fauci, the former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director […]

  2. Just the News

    Comer warns Fauci that upcoming Senate testimony is not protected by Biden pardon (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    Biden pardoned Fauci hours before the former president left office last year, and Fauci is scheduled to testify in front of the Senate Homeland Security committee on Wednesday.

  3. Fox News

    EXCLUSIVE: Biden pardon won't shield Fauci if he lies to Congress, Comer says (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Rep. James Comer warns Dr. Anthony Fauci that former President Biden's pardon has limits ahead of his Senate hearing, saying he must be held accountable if he lies.

  4. Independent Journal Review

    Why Fauci’s Pardon Could Hurt Him on Wednesday (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    Former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci is expected to face pointed questioning this week as he prepares to testify under subpoena before Sen. Rand Paul’s Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

  5. The Hill

    Comer warns Fauci: Biden's pardon doesn't cover testimony this week (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) warned Dr. Anthony Fauci that the presidential pardon he received does not extend to his awaited hearing at Capitol Hill. The former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is set to testify before a Senate panel We…

  6. Just the News

    Fauci met with Obama-era CDC director before pitching masks at nursing homes to mandate-wary Trump (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    Fauci, who was pardoned by former President Joe Biden of any crimes he might have committed during the pandemic, declined to answer the question and invoked the Fifth Amendment.

  7. Revolver News

  8. New York Post

    Fauci’s Biden autopen pardon won’t spare him from prosecution for 5th Amendment spectacle: GOP senators (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Dr. Anthony Fauci’s pardon from Joe Biden won’t save him from prosecution for obstructing Congress, Sen. Rand Paul warned on Wednesday.

  9. Breitbart News

    Sen. Rick Scott to Anthony Fauci: You're Hiding Behind 'Fraudulent' Autopen Pardon (opens Breitbart News)

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    Former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) chief Anthony Fauci is hiding behind a "fraudulent" autopen pardon, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) said during Wednesday's hearing as Fauci continued to refuse to answer any and all questions, repeatedly invoking the Fifth Amendment.

  10. Fox News

    Fauci's Fifth Amendment plea shows Biden autopen pardon on 'legally questionable' ground, Comer says (opens Fox News)

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    James Comer says Anthony Fauci's autopen pardon is on legally questionable grounds after the former health official pleaded the Fifth more than 100 times.

  11. Washington Times

    Sen. Tuberville says pardoned Fauci is not immune from state lawsuits (opens Washington Times)

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    Sen. Tommy Tuberville said Wednesday that Dr. Anthony Fauci is not immune from state lawsuits despite receiving a pre-emptive pardon by President Biden before he left the White House.

  12. PJ Media

  13. Not The Bee

    Florida AG announces investigation into Anthony Fauci (autopen pardons don't apply to state crimes) (opens Not The Bee)

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    Not The Bee's feed description

    Stop me if you've heard this before, but Florida just gave the nation a glimmer of hope.

  14. Washington Examiner

    Trump says he respects presidential pardon power in wake of Fauci hearing (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    President Donald Trump said he respects the pardon power, even if it is former President Joe Biden‘s preemptive pardon of Dr. Anthony Fauci. Trump’s admission came hours after Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Biden’s chief medical adviser, t…

  15. RedState

  16. The Western Journal

    New Fauci Investigation Launched - Biden's Pardon Can't Save Him This Time (opens The Western Journal)

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    The Western Journal's feed description

    It appears that many Americans are learning these days that sweeping presidential pardons are not as foolproof as some would have you believe. That’s informative for swaths of Americans who […]

  17. The Hill

    Trump says he 'respects' Biden's pardon of Fauci (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump said Wednesday he respects former President Biden’s pardon of Dr. Anthony Fauci, after the retired health official invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times during a Senate hearing on the COVID-19 pandemic.

  18. Legitgov

    Fauci’s Biden autopen pardon won’t spare him from prosecution for 5th Amendment spectacle – GOP senators (opens Legitgov)

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    Fauci’s Biden autopen pardon won’t spare him from prosecution for 5th Amendment spectacle – GOP senators | 29 July 2026 | Dr. Anthony Fauci’s pardon from Joe Biden won’t save him from prosecution for obstructing Congress, Sen. Rand Paul warned on Wednesday.

  19. The Daily Wire

    Can American Justice Beat Biden’s Fauci Pardon? (opens The Daily Wire)

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    For five years, Dr. Anthony Fauci told Congress something that wasn’t true. In May 2021, under oath, he declared that the “NIH has not ever and does not now fund gain-of-function research in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.” When Sen.

  20. Townhall

  21. The Western Journal

    Alert: Trump Says He Will Not Attempt to Overturn Pre-Emptive Fauci Pardon Issued by Biden's Autopen (opens The Western Journal)

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    The Western Journal's feed description

    President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday that he respects the presidential pardon power too much to challenge it. Trump, often accused of monarchical or even fascist tendencies by his enemies, […]

  22. Fox News

    Fauci's Fifth fuels vow to haul him into court 'every day' despite Biden pardon (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Alabama's Tommy Tuberville and Florida's attorney general say Biden's pardon doesn't cover state-level crimes tied to Anthony Fauci's COVID-19 actions.

  23. Unmuzzled News

    Bidens Fauci Pardon Has One Flaw and Three States Just Found It (opens Unmuzzled News)

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    Unmuzzled News's feed description

    Anthony Fauci spent years insisting he had nothing to hide from Congress. Last week, under oath and subpoena,…