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这位肯塔基州参议员计划将刑事藐视国会指控直接提交给美国司法部
作者：汉娜·布伦南 福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年8月6日 美国东部夏令时上午10:59
观看完整视频：参议院议员就对福西的藐视国会投票前权衡下一步行动
针对前白宫新冠疫情顾问安东尼·福西的藐视国会投票正在进行中，参议员们讨论了接下来可能出现的进展，包括可能面临的法庭诉讼和程序性障碍。（图源：尼古拉斯·巴拉西 福克斯新闻数字频道）https://www.foxnews.com/video/6402913724112
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共和党议员们就肯塔基州联邦参议员兰德·保罗计划将针对前白宫新冠疫情顾问安东尼·福西的刑事藐视国会指控直接提交给美国司法部一事展开辩论，外界对该举措的法律可行性以及后续程序路径提出了质疑。
作为此次推动行动的牵头人，保罗周二对福克斯新闻数字频道表示，他有信心获得足够票数支持将福西判定为藐视国会，而他的下一步计划是直接将指控提交给司法部。
密苏里州联邦参议员乔希·霍利表示，他的团队已经开始起草一份备忘录，提交给代理司法部长托德·布兰奇，敦促司法部对福西提起刑事藐视法庭诉讼。
兰德·保罗预测对福西的藐视国会投票将通过，承诺快速提交司法部指控
密苏里州联邦参议员乔希·霍利称，他的团队正在起草一份备忘录，提交给代理司法部长托德·布兰奇，敦促司法部对安东尼·福西提起刑事藐视法庭诉讼。（图源：安德鲁·哈尼克/盖蒂图片社；比尔·克拉克/CQ-罗尔呼叫公司 via 盖蒂图片社）
“我的团队目前正在为布兰奇起草一份备忘录，解释我们认为为何可以对他提起藐视国会的公诉，”霍利对福克斯新闻数字频道表示，“他无权享有豁免权，既然他已经援引了第五修正案，那就不能同时主张赦免。两者只能选其一。”
国土安全与政府事务委员会周四投票决定将福西定为藐视国会后，通常的下一步程序是进行全院参议院投票。
“这项投票必须在整个参议院层面进行，”兰克福德表示，“这正是挑战所在。”
但保罗提出的跳过参议院投票、直接将刑事藐视指控提交给司法部的不同寻常计划，或许是一条可行途径。参议院议长、副总统J.D.万斯必须认证该决议，并将其提交给哥伦比亚特区联邦检察官。这可能会让起诉福西变得更加容易，因为不需要参议院60票的批准门槛。
记者手记：为何福西111次援引第五修正案可能最终走上法庭
副总统JD·万斯于2026年7月31日在马里兰州戴维营出席内阁会议。（图源：亚伦·施瓦茨/法新社 via 盖蒂图片社）
兰克福德提出了使用这一程序的风险，因为这可能导致未来民主党人也利用该程序为自己谋利。
“副总统将不得不做出抉择，是否要尝试改变参议院的既有程序规则，因为这会让参议院在三年后面临风险，届时可能会由民主党掌控参议院，”兰克福德说道。
佛罗里达州联邦参议员阿什利·穆迪支持保罗将藐视国会指控提交给司法部的决定，她认为无论如何，此事“都有必要在法庭上解决”。
“我认为兰德·保罗非常坚定地认为，不能让福西在这种情况下援引第五修正案，”穆迪表示，“他还认为，此事最终会走上法庭，由法院澄清相关问题，我认为这可能是我们推进此事过程中必要的一步。”
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福西获得了前总统乔·拜登针对其在2014年1月1日至2025年1月19日期间所有行为的总统赦免令，这引发了广泛质疑：他是否能够援引第五修正案反对自我归罪。
南达科他州联邦参议员迈克·朗兹对将福西定为藐视国会的法律依据是否充分提出质疑，认为他援引第五修正案的行为让案件变得更加复杂。
“你首先必须明确，究竟是因为什么要将他定为藐视国会，”朗兹说道，“我认为他已经援引了第五修正案。如此一来，我认为任何人要提出相关指控都会变得更加困难。”
他还敦促同僚们铭记那段时期所有人都曾经历过的恐慌，当时死亡人数快速攀升，不确定性笼罩一切。
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“无论当时的建议是真正的良策，还是他们所能拿出的最佳方案，那都是一个完全不同的时代，”朗兹说道，“所以我只希望我们所有人都能铭记这一点。”
汉娜是福克斯新闻数字频道政治团队的制作助理。
WATCH: GOP split over Rand Paul’s DOJ strategy in Fauci contempt push
2026-08-06T10:59:07-04:00 / Fox News
The Kentucky senator plans to send the criminal referral directly to the Department of Justice
By Hannah Brennan Fox News
Published August 6, 2026 10:59am EDT
SEE IT: Senators weigh next steps ahead of Fauci contempt vote
Senators discuss what could come next as the contempt vote against former White House COVID adviser Anthony Fauci is underway, sharing possibilities of a court battle and procedural hurdles ahead. (Credit: Nicholas Ballasy for Fox News Digital)https://www.foxnews.com/video/6402913724112
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Republican senators debated Sen. Rand Paul’s, R-Ky., plan to send a criminal contempt referral against former White House COVID advisor Anthony Fauci directly to the Department of Justice, raising questions about the legal viability of the effort and the procedural path forward.
Paul, the leader of the push, told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that he was confident the votes would be there to move forward with holding Fauci in contempt of Congress, and that his next plan is to move forward with sending the referral directly over to the Justice Department.
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Miss., said his office has already begun drafting a memo to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to urge the Justice Department to pursue a criminal contempt case against Fauci.
RAND PAUL PREDICTS FAUCI CONTEMPT VOTE WILL PASS, VOWS SWIFT DOJ REFERRAL
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Miss., says his office is drafting a memo to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to urge the Justice Department to pursue a criminal contempt case against Anthony Fauci.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images; Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
“My team is working right now on a memo to Blanche explaining why we think that he can be prosecuted for contempt of Congress,” Hawley told Fox News Digital. “He’s not entitled to immunity, taken the Fifth, when he already has a pardon. It’s one or the other. “
After the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted Thursday to hold Fauci in contempt, the next step is typically for a full Senate vote to be held.
“It’s got to actually go through the full Senate,” Lankford said. “That’s the challenge.”
But Paul’s more unusual plan to skip the vote in the Senate and send the criminal referral straight to the Justice Department could be a viable route. Vice President J.D. Vance, the President of the Senate, would have to certify the resolution and refer it to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. This would likely be make it easier to prosecute Fauci as it wouldn’t require 60 votes in the Senate.
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Vice President JD Vance attends a Cabinet meeting at Camp David in Maryland on July 31, 2026.(Aaron Schwartz/AFP via Getty Images)
Lankford brought up the risk in utilizing this procedure as it could prompt a potential for Democrats to use it to their advantage in the future.
“The vice president would have to make a decision if he wants to try to change the structure of what has been done in the Senate, because then that would make them vulnerable three years from now to a future, maybe, Democrat Senate,” Lankford said.
Sen. Ashley Moody, R-Fla., backed Paul’s decision to send the contempt referral to the Justice Department, as she believes it is “necessary” to be resolved in a court regardless.
“I think Rand Paul feels very strongly that you can’t have him coming in and pleading the Fifth in this situation,” Moody said. “I think he also believes ultimately this will wind up in a court and that will be clarified by a court, and I think that’s probably necessary as we move forward.”
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Fauci is under a presidential pardon for all actions taken between Jan. 1, 2014, and Jan. 19, 2025, from former President Joe Biden, which has prompted widespread doubt on whether he is able to invoke his Fifth Amendment right to not self-incriminate.
Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., told Fox News Digital he questions whether there is a sufficient legal basis for holding Fauci in contempt, arguing that his invocation of the Fifth Amendment complicates the case.
“The first thing you have to do is identify what it is that you would be holding him in contempt for,” Rounds said. “I think he took the Fifth. And doing so, I think it makes it more difficult for anybody to actually suggest that.”
He also urged his colleagues to remember the fear they all shared during that time period, over the rapidly increasing death rate and the looming uncertainty.
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“Whether the advice was really good advice or if it was the best advice they had, it was a different time period,” Rounds said. “So I just hope we all remember that.”
Hannah is a Production Assistant for the Politics team at Fox News Digital.
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