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Rand Paul threatens to hold Fauci in contempt after he declines to answer questions - The Washington Post
WorldBy Dan Diamond, Anna Liss-Roy7/29/20261 min read
The former official invoked the Fifth Amendment in response to all questions at a hearing after alleging the GOP senator was seeking to wrongly trap him with perjury charges.
✨ Key Highlights
- Anthony S. Fauci repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a Senate hearing on Wednesday, declining to answer questions from Republican lawmakers.
- The former government scientist faced pressure from GOP senators over whether he had been sufficiently truthful in his past testimony to Congress.
- Sen. Rand Paul threatened to hold Fauci in contempt after the retired official refused to respond to his questions at the hearing.
- Fauci alleged that Paul was attempting to wrongly ensnare him in perjury charges, framing his silence as a defense against what he characterized as a deliberate trap.
- The confrontation reflects ongoing tensions between Fauci and congressional Republicans dating back to his tenure as a leading figure in the federal government's response to public health matters.
Anthony S. Fauci repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment during a Senate hearing Wednesday where Republicans pressed the retired government scientist on whether he was sufficiently truthful in past te