Senate panel votes to hold former official Fauci in contempt of Congress
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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 the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Fauci, the former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) had charged the Republican-led hearing was designed to entrap him.
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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 the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Fauci, the former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) had charged the Republican-led hearing was designed to entrap him.