Fauci refuses Senate appearance after invoking Fifth Amendment more than 100 times in COVID probe
Politics Fauci refuses Senate appearance after invoking Fifth Amendment more than 100 times in COVID probe By Brittany Miller, Fox News Published Aug. Add The New York Post on Google Originally Published by: Justice Thomas reveals this elite institution is ‘off limits’ to him Trump backs Republican to oust Letitia James amid mortgage fraud feud Rashida Tlaib rally moved after Jewish-owned Florida venue cancels event Dr. Anthony Fauci on Friday declined a request to voluntarily appear before a second Senate panel, opening another front in Republicans’ investigations into the former public health official’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ▪Politics Fauci refuses Senate appearance after invoking Fifth Amendment more than 100 times in COVID probe By Brittany Miller, Fox News Published Aug.
- ▪Add The New York Post on Google Originally Published by: Justice Thomas reveals this elite institution is ‘off limits’ to him Trump backs Republican to oust Letitia James amid mortgage fraud feud Rashida Tlaib rally moved after Jewish-owned
- ▪Anthony Fauci on Friday declined a request to voluntarily appear before a second Senate panel, opening another front in Republicans’ investigations into the former public health official’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| Publication time | Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:47:20 -0400 |
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