‘All he had to do was tell the truth’: Rand Paul scores win as Senate holds Fauci in contempt

By The Economic Times

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The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted 8-5 to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment during a heated hearing on the U.S. government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The resolution now heads to the Justice Department, where officials will decide whether to pursue further legal action. Committee Chairman Sen. Rand Paul argued that Fauci's Fifth Amendment claim was invalid because former President Joe Biden had already granted him a federal pardon. Fauci, however, has maintained that he still faced potential legal exposure, including possible state-level investigations, and invoked his constitutional rights on the advice of counsel. #AnthonyFauci #RandPaul #Senate #ContemptOfCongress #COVID19 #COVIDHearing #BreakingNews #USPolitics #FifthAmendment #DOJ #Congress #SenateHearing #Politics #NewsUpdate #Trending ► Subscribe to The Economic Times for the latest video updates. It's free! - https://www.youtube.com/TheEconomicTi

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