‘Please Remove Him’: Rand Paul kicks out Dr. Fauci’s lawyer at COVID hearing in explosive moment –“You are not invited here for testimony, sir. Rand Paul | 29 July 2026 | The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s hearing with Anthony Fauci on Capitol Hill got off to a rocky start Wednesday morning when Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., ordered one of Fauci’s lawyers removed after he repeatedly refused to stop disrupting the proceedings. The hearing then took a turn when attorney David Schertler, whom Paul identified as one of Fauci’s “half a dozen” lawyers, attempted to speak without being recognized. Ranking Member Sen. Gary Peters, D-Dirt-bag-Mich., cut in, saying, “I’d like to hear what the the attorney has to say.” However, Paul responded, “This testimony is from Anthony Fauci.