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Reactions pour in after Fauci pleads the 5th over 100 times

Jul 29, 2026Right

Days after Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) released more than 1,100 pages of Dr. Anthony Fauci's pandemic-era diary, Fauci — a man who apparently had plenty to say in private — had little to say to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.On Wednesday, Fauci walked in and invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times, according to Paul. When…

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