Anthony Fauci invokes 5th Amendment right not to testify at Covid hearing, calls Sen. Rand Paul ‘unhinged’
Paul accused Fauci of deleting records and hiding lab-leak evidence after releasing more than 1,100 pages of documents.
- 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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Former top US Covid expert Fauci declines to answer hostile Senate questioning
It was the latest twist in the long-running feud between Anthony Fauci, who spent decades as the nation's top expert in infectious disease, and Republican Senator Rand Paul, who insists on unsubstantiated claims that the origins of the pandemic began in a lab and was covered up. Paul, who chairs the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, had subpoenaed the now-retired Fauci to testify, and prior to the hearing released t…
Dr. Anthony Fauci declines to testify at COVID-19 hearing, invokes U.S. Constitution
Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions from senators in a Republican-led committee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fauci Pleads Fifth, Refuses To Answer For His Covid Corruption
Former White House Covid czar Anthony Fauci pleaded the Fifth Amendment during a Wednesday Senate hearing to avoid answering questions about his corrupt mishandling of the pandemic. The moment came days after the release of the former health official’s diaries, which documented his self-aggrandizing behavior, collusion with corporate media, and several falsehoods he told the […]
Dr. Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment in Republican-led COVID-19 Senate hearing
The physician and immunologist who helped lead the U.S government response to the COVID-19 pandemic was expected to face aggressive questioning from Republican members, especially Chairman Rand Paul of Kentucky.
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