Dr. Anthony Fauci declines request to appear before a second Senate panel after GOP contempt vote
Fauci’s lawyers say another appearance would serve only to harass him as senators pursue a separate COVID-19 inquiry and possible prosecution.
- On Friday, Dr. Anthony Fauci, former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director, declined a request to voluntarily testify before a Senate subcommittee, with his attorneys arguing that compelling another appearance would "impermissibly harass or degrade Dr. Fauci for political purposes."
- The refusal follows an August 6 vote by the Senate Homeland Security Committee to hold the former director in contempt, with the committee subsequently referring the matter to the Justice Department for potential investigation.
- During a July 29 hearing, Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination 100 times while Republican Senators questioned him about pandemic policies and federal research funding, drawing sharp backlash from GOP members.
- Sen. Ron Johnson, chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, alleged Fauci "has a lot to hide" and announced the subcommittee will explore legal options to obtain records and speak with key individuals involved in the pandemic response.
- Legal disputes persist over whether the presidential pardon invalidates Fauci's Fifth Amendment claims; Republican Sen. Rand Paul contends the pardon eliminates prosecution risk, while attorneys maintain it does not eliminate all legal threats, keeping Fauci central to ongoing investigations.
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Fauci Declines to Appear for Transcribed Interview
Attorneys for Dr. Anthony Fauci told Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) that the former NIAID Director will not appear for a transcribed interview. “Your letter derides Dr. Fauci for exercising the same constitutional rights we all have to protect ourselves. He did so in the face of repeated demands by your Committee chairman that he be prosecuted,” wrote attorneys David Schertler and Danny Onorato, as per a copy of the letter obtained by The Hill. The att…
Fauci declines to sit for transcribed interview with Sen. Ron Johnson
Former White House COVID-19 czar Dr. Anthony Fauci told Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) he will not appear for a transcribed interview with the senator’s investigations subcommittee regarding Fauci’s role in the government’s pandemic response. In a letter sent to Johnson Friday, Fauci’s attorneys said the infectious diseases expert intends to continue asserting his Fifth Amendment…
COVID-19: America Needs Closure, but Fauci Says No
Victor Davis Hanson nailed it: Dr. Anthony Fauci’s dramatic fall from grace—rooted in his own flaws—is a modern play in the style of an ancient Greek tragedy. Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and top adviser to Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump, pleaded his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination 111 times during a July 29 Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Comm…
Fauci Refuses Another Senate Appearance After Pleading the Fifth More Than 100 Times - Real News Now
Dr. Anthony Fauci has refused a request to voluntarily appear before a second Senate panel as Republican lawmakers continue investigating his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the federal government’s pandemic-era decisions. Fauci’s attorney rejected a request from Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, for the former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases direct…
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