Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) has been Dr. Anthony Fauci since back in the day….
Paul dragged the former Federal Scientific Advisor before the Senate to grill him again on his prior Covid testimony….
Paul also kicked one of Fauci’s lawyers out the hearing room….
Sooooo?
Fauci clamed up using his Fifth Admend Rights….
We’ll see where this serious political show goes to next….
Anthony S. Fauci repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment during a Senate hearing Wednesday where Republicans pressed the retired government scientist on whether he was sufficiently truthful in past testimony about the coronavirus pandemic.
Fauci, who helped lead the nation’s pandemic response and frequently appeared before Congress during his 54-year government career, said that it “pains me” to now invoke his constitutional right against self-incrimination. But he alleged that Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky), a longtime adversary who convened Wednesday’s hearing, was wrongly seeking to trap him in a misstep that could lead to perjury charges.
“Under the advice of my attorneys, I will invoke my right under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution to refrain from answering your questions,” Fauci said.
He subsequently declined to answer questions from Paul — who began the hearing by asking Fauci about the pandemic response and whether there was a folder in front of him on the table — and other lawmakers, invoking the Fifth dozens of times….
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The committee’s Republicans are planning to hold a vote next week on whether to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress, a Senate aide told The Washington Post, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter.
Democrats, meanwhile, praised Fauci as a hero and thanked him for his work fighting infectious diseases.
Fauci’s lawyer alleged that Paul was fixated on Fauci after their clashes at the height of the pandemic — referring to a 2021 incident in which the two men traded accusations of lying — and that the senator’s sole purpose for the hearing was to punish Fauci and see him in prison….
image…David Schertler, Anthony Fauci’s lawyer, is removed from the Senate committee hearing. (Maxine Wallace/The Post)
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