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Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment over 100 times in heated COVID-19 hearing

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Dr. Anthony Fauci repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a congressional hearing, declining to answer over 100 questions related to his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Republican Senator Rand Paul led the hearing, accusing Fauci of dishonesty regarding the virus's origins and vowing to hold him in contempt. Democrats defended Fauci, characterizing the hearing as a politically motivated attempt to entrap him. Paul also released over 1,000 pages of Fauci's personal diary, suggesting discrepancies between his private notes and public statements. AI

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Lauran Neergaard, Ali Swenson, The Associated Press ·

    RFK says he found Fauci’s diary in government archives as Fauci invokes the Fifth Amendment over 100 times

    Rand Paul's panel will vote next week on holding the NIH veteran in contempt after he refused to answer questions on COVID origins.

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