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Extended Interview: NIH director Jay Bhattacharya on Fauci hearing, COVID-19 origins, more: coverage across Left, Center, and Right

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Rob Gutman speaks with Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health and acting director of the CDC, about Dr. Anthony Fauci's actions during the pandemic, the possible origins of COVID-19, vaccines and more.

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Left-leaning coverage

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The New RepublicLeft

Fauci Shuts Down Republicans’ COVID-19 Hearing by Pleading the Fifth

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 Kentucky Senator Rand Paul—who issued the subpoena and has repeatedly called for Fauci’s arrest—has an “obvious obsession with calling for my prosecution.”“The only conclusion I can reach is that the sole reason he is calling me before this Committee is to prompt me to say something, anything, that could vindicate his repeated public pledges that I end up, in his words, ‘behind bars,’” Fauci said, adding that he is following his attorney’s advice by pleading the Fifth.This is a developing story.

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Center coverage

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Politics - CBSNews.comCenter

Extended Interview: NIH director Jay Bhattacharya on Fauci hearing, COVID-19 origins, more

Rob Gutman speaks with Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health and acting director of the CDC, about Dr. Anthony Fauci's actions during the pandemic, the possible origins of COVID-19, vaccines and more.

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NewsNationCenter

Fauci was 'very disappointing' in Senate hearing: Dr. Robert Redfield

Fauci declined to answer questions before the Senate on Wednesday regarding his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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WSJ.com : U.S. NewsCenter

Opinion | Dr. Fauci Takes the Fifth, Alas

The pandemic oracle is getting the scrutiny he dodged during Covid.

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BBC NewsCenter

Fauci to face contempt vote after refusing to answer Covid questions in Congress

Senator Rand Paul says: "I think there is a very real chance that he could be prosecuted for that."

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NPR Topics: NewsCenter

Sen. Paul threatens to hold Fauci in contempt. And, a new rule undercuts U.S. asylum

Sen. Rand Paul is moving to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked his Fifth Amendment rights. And, the Trump administration has announced a new rule for the asylum process.

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The Hill NewsCenter

O’Reilly: Fauci ‘purely a swamp creature’

Political commentator Bill O’Reilly blasted former chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci following his hostile Senate hearing on Wednesday, where he invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times as Republicans aired their criticisms over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview with NewsNation’s “Katie Pavlich Tonight,” O’Reilly argued Fauci’s refusal to answer questions…

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Bloomberg PoliticsCenter

Paul Asks Sen. Mullin Why He Called Him a 'Snake'

Senator Rand Paul, a Republican, challenges fellow Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin, the nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, about his "anger issues." Paul questions if Mullin has the right temperament for the job during his confirmation hearing. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Right-leaning coverage

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RealClearPolitics - HomepageCenter Right

What We Learned From the Theatrical Fauci Hearing

Senate hearings are always theatrical. Even still, Wednesday morning's Senate committee hearing to interrogate Dr. Anthony Fauci on, among other things, the origins of Covid-19 was a shocking performance: Dr. Fauci barely spoke, while everyone else spent some three hours projecting their emotions onto him.

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The Gateway PunditFar Right

Watch Live: Anthony Fauci Invokes 5th Amendment and Will Not Testify at Senate Hearing on His Actions During COVID Epidemic and More! The WAR Zone Podcast With Wayne Allyn Root Presented by The Gateway Pundit

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Washington ExaminerCenter Right

Rand Paul has Fauci lawyer removed from COVID-19 hearing over interruptions

One of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s lawyers was removed from a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing Tuesday morning after failing to remain silent despite Sen. Rand Paul‘s (R-KY) refusal to recognize him. Paul, the committee chairman, had the lawyer removed after a back-and-forth between the two after the lawyer interrupted during questioning about […]

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