Senate Republicans Vote to Hold Fauci in Contempt
參議院共和黨人投票裁定佛奇藐視國會
更新於: 2026年8月9日 上午02:00
On August 6, 2026, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 8–7 to hold Dr.
2026年8月6日，參議院國土安全與政府事務委員會以8比7的票數，決議將安東尼·佛奇博士列為藐視國會。
Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress.
這項由主席蘭德·保羅領導的行動，源於7月份的一場聽證會。
Fauci declined to answer questions about the origins of COVID-19, citing his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
保羅參議員主張，前總統喬·拜登所發布的預防性特赦，已消除了佛奇博士援引該權利的法律基礎。
Senator Paul argues that a preemptive pardon from former President Joe Biden removes Dr.
反之，佛奇博士的法律團隊則將這項藐視國會的投票歸類為政治操弄，旨在懲罰其委託人行使憲法保障的權利。
Fauci's legal basis to invoke this right.
委員會繞過參議院全體投票，直接將此案移交給司法部處理，凸顯了圍繞這項調查的激烈黨派分歧。
Fauci’s legal team labels the contempt vote a political maneuver aimed at punishing their client for exercising his constitutional protections.
隨著對美國國家衛生研究院(NIH)在大流行時期研究角色調查的持續，國會監督權與個人憲法權利之間的衝突，仍是法律與政治辯論的重要議題。
The committee’s decision to bypass a full Senate vote and refer the matter directly to the Department of Justice highlights the intense partisan divide surrounding this investigation.
While Republicans maintain that the refusal to testify warrants prosecution, Democrats warn that this sets a dangerous precedent for future congressional inquiries.
As the investigation into the NIH’s role in pandemic-era research continues, the clash between congressional oversight powers and individual constitutional rights remains a significant point of legal and political debate.
