Mrs. Fauci is not happy. After the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted to hold her husband in contempt for failing to answer questions during his July 29 appearance, the spouse of the former COVID czar was caught giving a photographer the middle finger (via NY Post):
Dr. Anthony Fauci looked downright miserable Thursday after a Senate committee voted to hold him in contempt for refusing to answer questions about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Just hours after the vote to refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution, a sullen-looking Fauci was spotted frowning as he dutifully wheeled a recycling bin to the curb of the $2.4 million Washington, DC, home he shares was his wife and Georgetown University colleague, Christine Grady.
Fauci later hopped in the passenger seat of a vehicle and was driven away by his wife.
Grady, apparently enraged by the photographer’s presence in their tony neighborhood, flipped off the camera before peeling off.
Fauci stared blankly out the window as his wife made the rude gesture.
Earlier Thursday, the Senate Homeland Security Committee voted 8-5 along party lines to hold the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in contempt of Congress after he invoked his Fifth Amendment rights 111 times last week.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) had the perfect tweet for this situation.
Is that how you plead the fifth in sign language? https://t.co/XQQJhv7SRl
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) August 6, 2026
It’ll depend if the Justice Department pursues charges, but if convicted, Fauci faces up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine.
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