Source: Fox News
Summary
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times during a Senate hearing, citing his right to remain silent. Senator Rand Paul, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, threatened to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress for his refusal to testify. Fauci’s actions have sparked a debate about his right to invoke the Fifth Amendment, given his pardon from former President Joe Biden.
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As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
Senator Rand Paul is pushing for contempt of Congress charges against Dr. Fauci. Fauci’s repetitive invocation of the Fifth Amendment has drawn comparisons to a 1958 Senate hearing where mob boss Vito Genovese set the record with 150 invocations. The hearing has also raised questions about the limits of the Fifth Amendment and the power of a presidential pardon. Fauci’s silence has become a performance, with each invocation of the Fifth Amendment feeling like a carefully rehearsed line. The real question is, what’s the script for the next act?
Author: Evan Null
