Senate Panel Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt After He Invokes Fifth Amendment Over 100 Times
A Republican-led Senate committee has voted to hold former NIH immunologist Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he refused to answer questions about COVID-19 origins, citing his Fifth Amendment right. Fauci argues a broad presidential pardon from Joe Biden shields him, but Republicans say it cannot override his obligation to testify.
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