Fauci invokes fifth amendment and declines to testify in Senate Covid hearing

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the longtime former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination when appearing before a Senate committee on Wednesday. The Guardian reports he refused to answer questions, while also accusing a Republican senator of an 'unhinged obsession' with him. Fauci advised both the Trump and Biden administrations throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

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