Senate panel votes to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress
The longtime infectious-disease scientist refused to answer questions from committee members at a hearing last week.
A US Senate voted along party lines and panel advanced a resolution to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress for invoking his Fifth Amendment right to not testify during a hearing on his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. (Source: Bloomberg)
The longtime infectious-disease scientist refused to answer questions from committee members at a hearing last week.
Dr. Anthony Fauci had refused to answer questions at a hearing last week, invoking the Fifth Amendment. Republicans argued he wasn’t entitled to that protection because he had a presidential pardon.
Under Senate procedure, a contempt resolution next heads to a vote in the full upper chamber. But committee chair Rand Paul has opted for a different step.
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday voted to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after the former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) chief pled the Fifth well over 100 times during his testimony before lawmakers last week. The post Senate Panel Votes 8-5 to Hold Anthony Fauci in Contempt of Congress appeared first on Breitbart.
The Senate Homeland Security Committee is set to vote Thursday morning on a resolution to hold former White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci in contempt following a hearing last week when the doctor pleaded the Fifth more than 100 times. Fauci received a sweeping pardon from former President Biden during his last days in…