U.S. senators will vote next week on holding in contempt of Congress the man who led the U.S. response to the global pandemic in 2020. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said senators would vote to determine whether Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute for Allergy and Disease, could be held in contempt of Congress for invoking his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself when answering questions on his role during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Background
The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee scheduled an ‘original resolution regarding Contempt of Congress’ in a published business meeting agenda set for 10 a.m. Aug. 5. President Joe Biden issued Fauci an unconditional pardon ranging from Jan. 1, 2014, to Jan. 19, 2025. Paul grilled Fauci on why he pleaded the fifth given the pardon’s protections.
Fauci pleaded the Fifth Amendment right to protect from self-incrimination more than 100 times during the hearing. Senators asked him questions about his involvement or knowledge of a lab leak in Wuhan, China, that could have contributed to the outbreak and his handling of sensitive documents.
Original reporting: KTBS 3 (Shreveport) — read the source article.
