1053. Andy & DJ CTI: Fauci Held In Contempt, FBI's Trump-Russia Code Name & WNBA's $10M Challenge

August 7, 2026

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“A loaded handgun was stopped before it could make it inside the Cook County jail… Investigators say the firearm was a loaded 9-millimeter Taurus with 13 rounds, including one in the chamber.” The 23-year-old suspect, Philip Robinson, had attempted to smuggle the weapon into the facility by concealing it in his rectum. The image released by the sheriff’s office shows the full-sized handgun, and the hosts react with a mix of disbelief and dark humor, noting that the man chose a large firearm when smaller options existed, and that the attempt was so absurd it practically guaranteed detection.

Fauci Held in Contempt, but Will Anything Come of It?

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 8 to 5 to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress. Chairman Rand Paul announced the vote, arguing that Fauci had pleaded the Fifth 111 times during his hearing despite having received a sweeping federal pardon—which, legally, negates the Fifth Amendment’s protection against self-incrimination. The committee is skipping a full Senate vote and sending the criminal referral directly to the Department of Justice, a move that requires Vice President J.D. Vance to certify the resolution. The hosts are deeply skeptical that Vance will follow through, accusing him of saying what he needs to say on podcast tours without forcing President Trump to keep campaign promi

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What you'll learn

1 (04:01) **Fauci Held in Contempt of Congress** - Senate committee votes 8-5 to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt for pleading the Fifth after receiving a pardon, sending the referral directly to the DOJ instead of a full Senate vote.
2 (09:52) **Fauci's Phone and the CDC Shuffle** - A forensic copy of Fauci's cell phone is handed over to the Senate, while Dr. Erica Schwartz is confirmed as CDC director and immediately endorses MRNA technology.
3 (15:25) **The Propaganda Machine and the Aaron Rodgers Apology** - The hosts discuss how the coordinated media and social media propaganda campaign during COVID misled the public, using Aaron Rodgers as a case study of someone who was right all along.
4 (34:00) **FBI's "Oxford Coma" Code Name and Deep State Corruption** - Newly declassified memos reveal the FBI's 2017 investigation into Trump's firing of James Comey was code-named "Oxford Coma," with a zero replacing the second "O" to obscure FOIA searches.
5 (37:13) **Leaked Munitions Shortage and Nuclear Strategy Shift** - Trump denies reports of a U.S. munitions shortage after the Iran war, vowing to hunt down leakers, while the Pentagon drafts a new nuclear strategy targeting China and Russia.
6 (47:12) **Inflation Reality vs. Government Claims** - A viral post shows the price of a 4.4-pound pack of beef rising from $50 in 2024 to $93 in 2025, contradicting official claims that inflation is only 2.7%.
7 (55:06) **Surveillance Pricing Exposed** - Senator Josh Hawley highlights how airlines use personal data to charge customers more based on their life circumstances, like funerals or weddings.

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Show Notes

On today's episode, Andy & DJ discuss a Senate committee voting to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt after he refused to answer questions about COVID, new scrutiny surrounding the FBI's "clever" code name for its Trump-Russia investigation, and the WNBA remaining silent on Clay Travis' $10 million offer for the Las Vegas Aces to take on a high school boys basketball team.