Paul says Senate panel to vote on holding Fauci in contempt
The committee will weigh contempt after Fauci refused to answer more than 100 questions and Republicans said the hearing could lead to charges.
- On Thursday, July 30, former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases head Anthony Fauci faced potential criminal prosecution after refusing to answer more than 100 Senate questions; Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky intends to call a vote for contempt of Congress.
- Paul, chair of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, has long antagonized Fauci, who has condemned the hearings as a campaign to imprison him.
- A contempt referral requires a 60-vote majority, necessitating Democratic support in the closely divided 100-member Senate, while then-President Joe Biden's pardon may complicate Fauci's Fifth Amendment defenses.
- If the Senate supports the referral, the Justice Department must decide whether to seek an indictment; the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington, led by Jeanine Pirro, would need to prove Fauci willfully declined to answer.
- Judges previously barred advisors Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro from using certain defenses, leading to convictions; yet grand jury panels in Washington have historically refused to sign off on charges in politically charged cases.
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