Fauci pleads Fifth Amendment in COVID-19 hearing chaired by Rand Paul
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Anthony Fauci chose to plead his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent during a highly anticipated hearing Wednesday on his role in COVID-19 pandemic policy before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, which is chaired by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY).Fauci said in his opening testimony that he was invoking his right to remain silent because the hearing was called by Paul to get him “to say something, anything that could vindicate his repeated public pledges” to see him in prison. Some estimate as many as 15 million people died worldwide from COVID-19,” Paul said.
- ▪Anthony Fauci chose to plead his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent during a highly anticipated hearing Wednesday on his role in COVID-19 pandemic policy before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, which i
- ▪Rand Paul (R-KY).Fauci said in his opening testimony that he was invoking his right to remain silent because the hearing was called by Paul to get him “to say something, anything that could vindicate his repeated public pledges” to see him
- ▪Some estimate as many as 15 million people died worldwide from COVID-19,” Paul said.
9 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 5 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 4 lean left, 2 centre, 1 right.
- ▪ Anthony Fauci refuses to answer questions during US Senate hearing about Covid origins — BBC News — World
- ▪ Sen. Rand Paul has Fauci’s attorney thrown out of hearing — New York Post
- ▪ Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment and declines to testify in Republican-led COVID-19 Senate hearing - AP News — Google News
- ▪ Fauci takes Fifth Amendment, refuses to answer Senate panel questions — Axios
- ▪ Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment in declining to answer questions before Senate panel — STAT
- ▪ Fauci and His Senate Nemesis Rand Paul to Face Off in Hearing — NYT — US
- ▪ Fauci to face Republican questions over Covid pandemic origins – US politics live — The Guardian — World
- ▪ Anthony Fauci to face grilling from Senate Republicans on Covid pandemic — The Guardian — US
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Dr. Anthony Fauci chose to plead his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent during a highly anticipated hearing Wednesday on his role in COVID-19 pandemic policy before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, which is chaired by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY).Fauci said in his opening testimony that he was invoking his right to remain silent because the hearing was called by Paul to get him “to say something, anything that could vindicate his repeated public pledges” to see him in prison.
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