Anthony Fauci invokes 5th Amendment right not to testify at Covid hearing, calls Sen. Rand Paul ‘unhinged’
Fauci declined to answer questions about NIH-funded research and COVID-19 origins, while Republicans said they may seek contempt.
- Former NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a Senate hearing investigating the origins of COVID-19, declining to answer questions from lawmakers.
- Fauci accused Committee Chair Sen. Rand Paul of an "unhinged obsession" with trying to put him "behind bars," arguing in his opening statement that the hearing was orchestrated solely to entrap him into legal jeopardy.
- The confrontation follows Sen. Paul's weekend release of over 1,000 pages of Fauci’s personal diary, which contained entries detailing early pandemic discussions regarding the lab-leak hypothesis and NIH research grants.
- Tensions flared further when Sen. Paul ordered Capitol Police to escort Fauci's attorney out of the room after a dispute over committee procedures and legal representation speaking rights.
- Sen. Paul maintained that the American public is owed an apology, reiterating allegations that Fauci misled Congress and downplayed theories that SARS-CoV-2 originated from U.S.-funded research in Wuhan, China.
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