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Fauci Pleads the Fifth, Refusing to Answer Questions on Covid Origins at Senate Hearing
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right to avoid answering questions from a Senate committee investigating the origins of Covid-19, accusing the panel’s chairman, Senator Rand Paul, of having an “unhinged obsession” with him.
- Senator Rand Paul, who chairs the Senate Homeland Security Committee, warned Fauci of potential repercussions for his refusal to testify and had Fauci’s lawyer removed from the hearing room.
- The confrontation highlights the ongoing conflict between Fauci, who denies funding risky research in China or lying to Congress, and Paul, who accuses Fauci of both funding dangerous research and being dishonest.
- Fauci emphasized his long history of congressional testimony, noting he has appeared before Congress over 200 times during his nearly four decades leading the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
