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Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment in heated COVID-19 Senate hearing

Physician declines to answer Senate questions as Republicans like Rand Paul accuse him of covering up COVID’s origins.

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Sen. Josh Hawley to Dr. Fauci: "You Don't Have Any Fifth Amendment Rights -- Because You've Been Pardoned"

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Fauci repeatedly invokes the Fifth Amendment in a contentious Senate committee hearing

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Anthony Fauci pleads the Fifth during Republican questioning on COVID

Dr. Anthony Fauci may be held in contempt of Congress after refusing to answer Republicans' questions about the origins of COVID-19, invoking the Fifth Amendment right against incriminating himself du...

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Fauci Invokes Fifth Amendment, Declines to Answer at Rand Paul Hearing

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Dr. Fauci frames Fifth Amendment plea as protection from political prosecution, "unhinged obsession"

Dr. Fauci explained why he is choosing to invoke his Fifth Amendment right and not answer questions during a Senate hearing about the origin of COVID-19 CHAIRMAN: Dr. Anthony Fauci, you are recognized for five minutes for your opening statement.

‘Pleading the Fifth’ invokes a constitutional amendment that has a long history in US society

The amendment also includes a right to due process and protects against being prosecuted twice for the same offense. It has seeped into the culture, too. “Pleading the Fifth” has become an idiom in the United States,