# Badlands Daily: 7/30/26 - Fauci's Fifth Amendment Fallout, Bill Gates Questions & Miller's Takedown

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Podcast: [Badlands Media](https://stenobird.com/podcast/badlands-media-5934327)
Published: 2026-07-30T17:41:29+00:00
Episode link: https://badlandsmedia.podbean.com/e/badlands-daily-73026-faucis-fifth-amendment-fallout-bill-gates-questions-millers-takedown/
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## Resource

CannCon and Alpha Warrior dig into the full fallout from Anthony Fauci's congressional hearing, replaying his repeated invocation of the Fifth Amendment on everything from funding conflicts to a pointed line of questioning about Bill Gates and NIAID's overseas partnerships. They also revisit Senator Ron Johnson's methodical breakdown of pandemic era studies that were buried at the time, and a sharp Stephen Miller clip crediting President Trump for pushing back on COVID orthodoxy from the very beginning. There is a fair amount of dark humor about calls for a real accounting this time around, plus some genuine frustration about how many of the same players are already resurfacing elsewhere. Expect a mix of righteous anger, gallows humor, and a healthy dose of I told you so energy from two hosts who have been covering this story for years.

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