Pleading the Fifth Doesn't Spare Fauci
Fauci refused to answer senators’ questions under the Fifth Amendment as Republicans pressed him on COVID origins, records and cash awards.
- On Wednesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, invoking the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution 111 times and refusing to answer questions.
- Committee Chairman Rand Paul subpoenaed Fauci after he declined to appear voluntarily, citing past accusations that Fauci lied about gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
- Democratic New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan defended Fauci, claiming the hearing was designed to "entrap" him, while Sen. Josh Hawley questioned him about cash awards of nearly $1 million.
- The Senate Homeland Security Committee may move to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress after he stonewalled lawmakers during the Wednesday proceedings.
- Lawmakers continue to demand answers regarding Fauci's pandemic-era actions, reflecting ongoing tensions over transparency and the scope of congressional oversight.
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Staten Island AdvanceDemocrats accuse GOP of hypocrisy on Anthony Fauci grilling at 'cuckoo' COVID hearing
Democrats on Wednesday highlighted what they viewed as Republican hypocrisy on the grilling of Dr. Anthony Fauci before a Senate committee hearing on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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