Source: Fox News
Summary
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked his Fifth Amendment rights over 100 times during a hearing. The move follows Fauci’s refusal to answer questions about his actions leading up to and during the pandemic. The contempt resolution may be sent directly to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, skipping a full Senate vote. Sen. Rand Paul, who chairs the committee, wants the Department of Justice involved as soon as possible.
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As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
Sen. Rand Paul’s committee voted on sharp party lines to charge Fauci with contempt. Fauci had invoked his Fifth Amendment rights over 100 times during the hearing. Paul wants the Department of Justice involved, hoping to find answers to his questions. A copy of Fauci’s pandemic-era cellphone is now in the possession of Senate Republican investigators. Meanwhile, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer signaled that he would be questioning Fauci further.
It’s another chapter in the long-standing feud between Paul and Fauci.
Author: Evan Null
