Silence is Fauci's only strategy at this point; anything he says can and will be used against him and he knows it. He dug himself a deep hole here.
If the man wasn't so proud he would go before Congress and tell the whole truth and take his lumps. They probably wouldn't push forward with the contempt citation if he did that. But he fears wrecking his reputation more than his freedom apparently.
He knows he can't lie and he isn't going to tell the truth. So he has no choice but clam up.
The upshot of it all is Fauci lied and people died. His text messages and phone records show that clearly. He knew the dangers of the vaccine but publicly dismissed them and in fact attacked anyone who brought them up as science deniers.
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I think if he actually told the truth -- the whole truth -- and explained why he did what he did, he'd actually get some respect for it. There'd be the idea that humans make mistakes, after all; also, that he was digging himself a hole that he eventually didn't know how to get himself out of except by bluffing.
The truth might have been better than what he's doing now. Or not. Who knows? But he might sleep better at night.
Posted by: Dana Mathewson at August 15, 2026 12:16 PM (CSo3x)