Anthony Fauci invokes 5th Amendment right not to testify at Covid hearing, calls Sen. Rand Paul ‘unhinged’
- Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right not to testify before the Senate committee on Covid origins, citing concern that his testimony might be used to prosecute him for perjury and accusing Senator Rand Paul of an obsession with prosecuting him.
- Fauci criticized Senator Paul for releasing his personal pandemic diary and claimed the hearing was intended to trap him into incriminating himself, leading him to plead the Fifth on his lawyers' advice.
- Former President Joe Biden granted Fauci a preemptive pardon for any federal crimes related to his pandemic service, but Republicans argue he could face prosecution if he lies during new testimony.
- Senate Democrats criticized the hearing as politically motivated and suggested the focus should remain on current national security threats rather than revisiting past Covid controversies.
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Donald Trump Doubles Down on Dr. Anthony Fauci Criticism
Photo Credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Donald Trump reiterated his sharp criticism of Dr. Anthony Fauci after the former health official invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times during a contentious Senate hearing. The MAGA president told reporters he has “never been a big fan” of Fauci following the Republican-led Senate hearing. Sen. Rand Paul questioned Fauci about pandemic decisions, the origins of COVID-19, and recently released pe…
Fauci Takes the Fifth as Marni von Wilpert’s COVID Record Resurfaces
Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday in a contentious hearing that underscored the lasting fallout from his leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. Subpoenaed by Chairman Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), the former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 100 times, declining to answer qu…
The former official was pardoned by Joe Biden for any crime related to the origin of the virus. He could now be charged with contempt.
Republicans warn Dr. Fauci of 'repurcussions' after he pleads the Fifth more than 100 times on Capitol Hill: ‘You wanted to be the sun god of science’
Dr. Anthony Fauci has appeared before Congress more than 250 times over his decades-long career. On Wednesday, however, it went differently than in the past. The 85-year-old former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases was called before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for a hearing that ran over two hours. There, he invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more t…
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