Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress after bombastic COVID hearing

The Republican-led Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked the Fifth Amendment during a Senate hearing on the origins of COVID-19. CBS News' Taurean Small reports.

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.

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

Dr. Anthony Fauci had refused to answer questions at a hearing last week, invoking the Fifth Amendment. Republicans argued that he wasn’t entitled to that protection because he had a presidential pardon.

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.

The vote followed a hearing last week where Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times.

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

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

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.

US Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress  Reuters

Senate Committee Passes Fauci Contempt Resolution Along Party Lines  Forbes

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

A United States Senate panel has voted to hold former health official Anthony Fauci, a key figure in the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in contempt of Congress.The move on Thursday comes after Fauci last week pleaded the fifth, referring to a constitutional right to remain silent, during a hearing before

Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer COVID questions  AP News

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

Committee votes 8-7 on party lines to refer charges to Trump’s Justice Department

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.

Senate Panel Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt for Refusing to Answer Questions  WSJ

Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times during testimony before the Senate Homeland Security Committee last week.

Dr. Anthony Fauci was held in contempt of Congress by a committee vote for inappropriately invoking his constitutional right against self-incrimination during a hearing on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.  The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs committee voted 8 to 5 Thursday morning to certify a con

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

The crime could earn Fauci up to one year in prison and a $1,000 fine upon conviction.

The Senate committee chaired by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Thursday voted to refer former chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci to be held in contempt. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in a party-line, 8-5 vote, with two additional “no” votes by proxy, approved a resolution to ho

A Senate panel voted Thursday to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt for repeatedly declining to answer questions last week from lawmakers investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. Why it matters: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has said he will refer the contempt resolution to the Department of Justice for possible prosec

Sen. Rand Paul's committee voted to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 times at his hearing.

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

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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

Senate subcommittee obtains Fauci’s phone ahead of contempt vote  CNN

A Senate panel investigating Dr. Anthony Fauci has reportedly obtained a copy of the cellphone he used during the COVID-19 pandemic ahead of a key committee vote Thursday to hold him in contempt of Congress.  The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that the Department of Health and Human Services, which is led by Se

The witness who appears and stonewalls needs an objectively valid excuse; Fauci's blanket Fifth is not one.

The text of the resolution to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress has been released, laying out the timeline of the former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) chief refusing to answer pertinent questions to a Senate committee despite what many Republicans have dubbed his "autopen" pardo

Senate Committee Schedules Vote On Holding Anthony Fauci In Contempt Of Congress  HuffPost

Anthony Fauci Can Take the Fifth  New York Magazine

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