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Fauci, Assailed by Republicans, Took the Fifth. Here’s What We Know.

First publishedJul 29, 13:51 UTC
Last updatedJul 31, 13:49 UTC · 14m ago
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Fauci during a Senate hearing on Wednesday.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared before a Senate committee on Wednesday. He repeatedly refused to answer questions, invoking his Fifth Amendment right. Senator Rand Paul and other Republicans criticized him and said they may seek to hold him in contempt. Some Democrats defended Fauci, saying the questioning was unfair.

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Fauci during a Senate hearing on Wednesday.
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25 outlets, average source rating 6.8/10.
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14m ago.
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    Stephen A. Smith on Fauci: 'You can't show up on Capitol Hill and plead the fifth 111 times'

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    MIKE DAVIS: Accountability must come for Fauci and his co-conspirators

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    The Covid debate that never ended

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    The Covid Origins Saga Is More Complicated Than Either Side Wants to Admit

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