Fauci walks away when pressed on Fifth Amendment, pandemic regrets

Dr. Anthony Fauci declined to answer Fox News Digital's questions outside his home, walking away when asked whether he regretted pleading the Fifth Amendment during a contentious Senate hearing.

Dr. Fauci, the leader of the government response to the COVID-19 pandemic, refused to answer questions at a hearing on Wednesday, invoking his Fifth Amendment right more than 100 times. Some Senate Republicans are now threatening to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress. Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.

Former top US health official Anthony Fauci refused to answer questions at a US Senate hearing about the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic, saying he feared Republican lawmakers would try to use his testimony to prosecute him for perjury.

The move injects new drama into tensions between Fauci and Republican lawmakers over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and accusations he lied about the origins of COVID-19.

Dr. Anthony ​Fauci declined to answer questions on the COVID pandemic at a Senate hearing on Wednesday, invoking the Fifth Amendment and thereby claiming his right against self-incrimination.

The U.S. and Iran have resumed fighting after Iran attacked U.S. forces in the Middle East yesterday. And, a Senate committee will question Anthony Fauci about the COVID-19 pandemic.