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The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 8–5 Thursday to hold former federal health official Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he declined to answer questions about COVID-19. ⚖️
Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times at a July 29 hearing. He said he feared new criminal exposure, while committee chair Rand Paul argued that Joe Biden’s preemptive pardon meant the privilege did not apply. 🏛️
A committee contempt vote is not a criminal conviction. Paul has said he will refer the matter to the Justice Department, but prosecutors—not the committee—would decide whether to investigate or bring a case.
The dispute centers on the reach of congressional subpoena power and a witness’s protection against self-incrimination. It also continues political scrutiny of Fauci’s role during the COVID-19 pandemic. 🧬
https://nutanica.com/Anthony_Fauci
Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times at a July 29 hearing. He said he feared new criminal exposure, while committee chair Rand Paul argued that Joe Biden’s preemptive pardon meant the privilege did not apply. 🏛️
A committee contempt vote is not a criminal conviction. Paul has said he will refer the matter to the Justice Department, but prosecutors—not the committee—would decide whether to investigate or bring a case.
The dispute centers on the reach of congressional subpoena power and a witness’s protection against self-incrimination. It also continues political scrutiny of Fauci’s role during the COVID-19 pandemic. 🧬
https://nutanica.com/Anthony_Fauci
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