NPR – Politics Fauci Invokes Fifth Amendment at Senate COVID Hearing
Dr. Anthony Fauci repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment during a contentious Senate hearing on COVID-19 origins chaired by Sen. Rand Paul. After the hearing, Paul said he would move to hold Fauci in contempt. Paul had released pandemic-era diary entries ahead of the session and has accused Fauci of funding research that triggered the pandemic and lying to Congress, which Fauci denies.