Fauci’s Legal Defense Has a Fatal Flaw
Fauci’s Legal Defense Has a Fatal FlawAnthony Fauci waits to testify before a Senate committee hearing on his pandemic diary entries, on July 29, 2026. (Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images)He invoked the Fifth Amendment dozens of times to avoid lying under oath. But the law says the Fifth can’t be used to dodge perjury.By Jed Rubenfeld08.06.26 — U.S. PoliticsFOLLOW COLUMN --:----:--Upgrade to ListenProduced by ElevenLabs using AI narration230READ IN APPREAD IN APPThe Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee, led by GOP senator Rand Paul, voted Thursday morning to hold Dr.
- ▪Fauci’s Legal Defense Has a Fatal FlawAnthony Fauci waits to testify before a Senate committee hearing on his pandemic diary entries, on July 29, 2026. (Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images)He invoked the Fifth Amendment dozens of times to
- ▪But the law says the Fifth can’t be used to dodge perjury.By Jed Rubenfeld08.06.26 — U.S.
- ▪PoliticsFOLLOW COLUMN --:----:--Upgrade to ListenProduced by ElevenLabs using AI narration230READ IN APPREAD IN APPThe Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee, led by GOP senator Rand Paul, voted Thursday morning to hold D
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Fauci’s Legal Defense Has a Fatal FlawAnthony Fauci waits to testify before a Senate committee hearing on his pandemic diary entries, on July 29, 2026. (Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images)He invoked the Fifth Amendment dozens of times to avoid lying under oath. But the law says the Fifth can’t be used to dodge perjury.By Jed Rubenfeld08.06.26 — U.S. PoliticsFOLLOW COLUMN --:----:--Upgrade to ListenProduced by ElevenLabs using AI narration230READ IN APPREAD IN APPThe Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee, led by GOP senator Rand Paul, voted Thursday morning to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions at last week’s hearing. Many legal experts have argued that Fauci is in the clear.
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