The hearing escalates Fauci's long-running clash with Republicans as they seek to revisit the disputed origins of the coronavirus and the U.S. pandemic response.
Anthony Fauci will not testify before Congress Wednesday.The former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases was subpoenaed to testify before a Republican-led Senate committee regarding his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.But he won’t—instead, Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment in his opening statements.Fauci remarked that…
Dr. Anthony Fauci declined to answer lawmaker questions as he was grilled over his actions during the pandemic. NBC News’ Monica Alba reports.
Dr. Anthony Fauci pleaded the Fifth Amendment at the start of his Wednesday hearing, ripping Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) for “unhinged” remarks and claiming the only purpose of the Homeland Security Committee’s investigation was to put him “behind bars.” “Given Senator Paul’s obvious obsession with calling for my prosecution, his repeated slanderous comments…
Dr. Anthony Fauci chose to plead his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent during a highly anticipated hearing Wednesday on his role in COVID-19 pandemic policy before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, which is chaired by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY). Fauci said in his opening testimony that he was invoking his right…
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Testimony came after the release of his private journals from during the Covid-19 pandemic.
“On advice of counsel I respectfully decline to answer based upon my rights
