Collins and her office had no comment Friday on the move to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress, according to spokesperson Phoebe Keller. AdvertisementKing also noted Paul’s stated objective to “see Dr. Fauci behind bars.” Dr. Fauci was justified in his bid to stay silent — he was not willing to participate in a TV-motivated game of ‘gotcha’ aimed at enhancing a conspiratorial agenda.” Trump suggested Thursday that Fauci should be prosecuted, hours after Paul said he was asking the Justice Department to do that. David Schertler, Fauci’s lawyer, called Thursday’s vote “a crude political stunt intended to punish Dr. Fauci for exercising his constitutional rights.”