Fauci contempt vote presents DOJ with ‘incredibly messy’ choices

The push to charge former COVID czar Anthony Fauci with contempt of Congress is full of pitfalls for prosecutors, should the Justice Department choose to take up the case. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved the criminal referral Thursday, arguing that Fauci’s assertion of his Fifth

Is Fauci in Legal Trouble? What to Know After Contempt Vote  wsj.com

Republican Sen. Rand Paul asked the Department of Justice to charge Dr. Anthony Fauci with contempt of Congress after Fauci pleaded the Fifth during a hearing on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr Fauci's lawyer described the resolution as a continuation of a “personal vendetta.”

Dr. Anthony Fauci looked downright miserable Thursday after a Senate committee voted to hold him in contempt for refusing to answer questions about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In our news wrap Thursday, a GOP-led Senate committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he declined to answer questions during a contentious hearing, the mRNA technology that made the COVID-19 vaccine possible will soon be used in flu vaccines for older Americans and health officials are inv

Republican US Senator Rand Paul asks Justice Department to prosecute Fauci after contempt vote  Reuters

Also, an A.I. model created viruses not found in nature. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate committee voted along party lines Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, setting up a referral to the Department of Justice for potential investigation over whether the country’s lo

Anthony Fauci's lawyer claims the Senate panel decision to hold the former White House chief medical adviser in contempt of Congress is nothing more than a "crude political stunt."

The vote comes after former top US infectious disease official Anthony Fauci repeatedly refused to answer questions about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Six years after the world was thrust into a global pandemic, Republicans in power aren’t leaving it in the past

Fauci contempt vote reflects the enduring politics of COVID  AP News

Senate Committee Votes To Hold Anthony Fauci In Contempt Of Congress  HuffPost

A Senate committee on Thursday voted along party lines to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions on the COVID-19 pandemic.

It set up a referral for a potential probe over whether the long-time top infectious disease official properly exercised his constitutional rights.

A US Senate committee has voted to hold former top health official Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he refused to answer questions during a hearing focused on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Senate committee has voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing last week on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic

Watch Senate panel vote to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress  CNN

A US Senate committee has voted to hold Dr Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after the country's former top infectious disease official refused to answer questions about his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress on Thursday.

Fauci, in a statement explaining his decision to invoke his Fifth Amendment rights, said he had good reason to fear the possibility of criminal charges.

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Thursday was held in contempt of Congress by a Republican-led Senate committee, just over a week after the longtime federal health official invoked the Fifth Amendment, declining to answer questions about his guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Anthony Fauci invoked fifth amendment dozens of times to parry hostile Republican inquisition over Covid response US politics live – latest updates A Republican-controlled US Senate committee voted to hold Dr Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after the veteran public health official repeatedly pleaded the fifth a

The committee will now refer him for potential prosecution following his refusal to answer questions during a hearing focused on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

GOP-led Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress  USA Today

A US Senate committee voted on Thursday to ⁠hold Dr. Anthony Fauci ⁠in contempt of Congress after the former ⁠top US infectious disease official refused to answer questions about his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved a referral pushed by its Republican

Dr Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 100 times when he appeared before the US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs last week.

A U.S. Senate committee on Thursday voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing last week focused on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Senate committee on Thursday voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing last week focused on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee have voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked his Fifth Amendment right to not answer their questions during a hearing on the Covid pandemic.

Senate committee votes to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer COVID questions  Chicago Tribune

Fauci previously served as the chief medical officer to President Joe Biden and led the U.S. COVID pandemic response effort during the first Trump administration

The move comes after Fauci last week refused to answer questions by Republicans during a hearing before the committee.

Rand Paul acknowledged the referral would likely fail a 60-vote Senate threshold, so his committee will send it straight to prosecutors instead.

Health Dr. Anthony Fauci (R) looks on as his attorney David Schertler is asked to leave by a US Capitol Police officer, at the request of committee chairman Senator Rand Paul, Republican from Kentucky, during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Jul

A Senate committee on Thursday voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing last week focused on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The vote follows Fauci’s repeated invocation of the Fifth Amendment during a hearing led by Sen. Rand Paul, escalating their yearslong dispute over the pandemic.

A Senate committee led by Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky investigating the origins of COVID-19 voted Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer any questions at a contentious hearing last week.Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Di

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress.

A Senate committee has voted to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he declined to answer questions about his role in the Covid pandemic.

Vote raises fresh questions about lawmakers’ ability to compel testimony from previously pardoned witnesses

Here’s What’s Next For Fauci—Contempt Of Congress Vote Today (Live)  Forbes

Dr. Anthony Fauci will face a Senate committee vote Thursday on whether to hold him in contempt of Congress, as three Republican attorneys general also launched a separate investigation into the former top U.S. health official over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), chairman of the Senate Hom

Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan's Democratic Senate primary and will face Republican Congressman Mike Rogers in the midterms. And, today, Dr. Anthony Fauci faces a contempt of Congress vote.

The device could provide additional records concerning the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic as a Senate committee considers holding Fauci in contempt of Congress.

Senate panel to vote on holding Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer questions  Toronto Star

Anthony Fauci Can Take the Fifth  New York Magazine

By choosing the Fifth, Fauci may have abandoned his pardon and opened himself to criminal prosecution for any crimes during the pardon period.