Did Florida's AG Just Let Fauci's Fifth Off the Hook?
Did Florida's AG Just Let Fauci's Fifth Off the Hook? Ed Morrissey 1:50 PM | July 30, 2026 AP Photo/Allison Robbert Rand Paul announced yesterday that his Senate committee will hold a vote next week to send a contempt citation against Anthony Fauci to the full Senate. But has Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier mooted that effort?
- ▪Did Florida's AG Just Let Fauci's Fifth Off the Hook?
- ▪Ed Morrissey 1:50 PM | July 30, 2026 AP Photo/Allison Robbert Rand Paul announced yesterday that his Senate committee will hold a vote next week to send a contempt citation against Anthony Fauci to the full Senate.
- ▪But has Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier mooted that effort?
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- ▪ Fauci Takes the Fifth, Alas — RealClearPolitics - Homepage
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Did Florida's AG Just Let Fauci's Fifth Off the Hook? Ed Morrissey 1:50 PM | July 30, 2026 AP Photo/Allison Robbert Rand Paul announced yesterday that his Senate committee will hold a vote next week to send a contempt citation against Anthony Fauci to the full Senate. But has Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier mooted that effort? Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); As the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing-cum-public-beating wrapped up yesterday, the chair warned Fauci that his use of the Fifth Amendment was "unsupported" in light of his pre-emptive pardon.
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