US Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress

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

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US Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress

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The US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress. This decision followed Dr. Fauci's refusal to answer questions regarding his management of the Covid-19 pandemic during a hearing last week. During that hearing, the former top US infectious disease official invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 times. The referral for contempt was advanced by the committee's Republican Chair, Rand Paul. Dr. Fauci, who retired in 2022, led the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for 38 years and was a prominent figure in the US pandemic response.

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More than 1.1 million Americans died from Covid-19.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci led the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for 38 years.

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Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times during a hearing last week.

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The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved a referral pushed by its Republican Chair Rand Paul.

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US Senate committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress.

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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 Chair Rand Paul of Kentucky, a long-time Fauci antagonist. The vote followed a hearing ‌last week where Fauci, who is 85 and retired in 2022, invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times.Fauci, who led the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for 38 years, became the face of the US pandemic response and a primary target of anger over measures taken against a virus that killed more than 1.1 million Americans.

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