Will Rand Paul refer Anthony Fauci to the Justice Department for prosecution before Aug 8?
67% of users predicted YES — the community got this one right. 3 predictions cast.
Senator Rand Paul referred Anthony Fauci to the Justice Department for prosecution before the August 8, 2026 deadline. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which Paul chairs, voted 8-5 along party lines on Thursday, August 6, to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times during testimony about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the committee vote, Paul told reporters the contempt referral would be hand-delivered that day to the attorney general and to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, and a congressional aide confirmed to CBS News that the referral had been sent to the Justice Department. The move let Paul bypass a full Senate floor vote by routing the referral directly to DOJ and the courts. It remains unclear whether the department will act, since it previously declined to investigate Fauci under both the Biden and Trump administrations. The community correctly anticipated the outcome, with 67 percent voting yes across three votes.