Fauci faces possible contempt charge after U.S. Senate committee vote
Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 100 times when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and…
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Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 100 times when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate committee on Thursday voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing last week focused on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Fauci has committed no crime – and Senator Paul knows it.” The pardon from Biden covered acts from 2014 through the January 2025 day it was issued.
Furthermore, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, the Republican committee chairman, has said that constitutional protection did not apply since Fauci last year received a pardon from President Joe Biden and thus did not have to worry about the threat of prosecution. A referral from Congress does not compel prosecutors to act. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.
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Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 100 times when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesWASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate committee on Thursday voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing last week focused on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesDr. Fauci has committed no crime – and Senator Paul knows it.” The pardon from Biden covered acts from 2014 through the January 2025 day it was issued.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesSen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, the Republican committee chairman, has said that constitutional protection did not apply since Fauci last year received a pardon from President Joe Biden and thus did not have to worry about the threat of prosecution.
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