Dr. Anthony Fauci declines request to appear before a second Senate panel after GOP contempt vote
- Dr. Anthony Fauci declined a request to voluntarily appear before a second Senate panel after Republicans voted to hold him in contempt on the Homeland Security Committee.
- A lawyer for Fauci said that forcing him to appear again after a contentious July hearing would be harassment for political purposes, in a letter to Senator Ron Johnson.
- Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment 100 times during the July hearing on his COVID-19 pandemic response, leading to a contempt vote and a possible Justice Department review.
- Senator Rand Paul argued that Fauci’s constitutional protections did not apply because President Joe Biden had issued him a pardon.
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After invoking the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times, the former head of NIAID faces new pressure from the Republican Senate
Fauci Refuses to Appear Before 2nd Senate Panel After Contempt Vote
Dr. Anthony Fauci has declined a request to appear voluntarily before a second Senate panel, days after Republicans on the Homeland Security Committee voted to hold the longtime infectious-diseases official in contempt of Congress. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, said Fauci’s attorneys notified the panel that he would not participate in a private transcribed interview concerning the federal go…
Fauci Declines Request to Testify Again
“Dr. Anthony Fauci on Friday declined a request to appear voluntarily before a second Senate panel after majority Republicans on the Homeland Security Committee voted along partisan lines last week to hold the longtime infectious disease expert in contempt,” the Associated Press reports.
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