Anthony Fauci invokes fifth amendment in Covid origins hearing, repeatedly declining to answer questions – live

At a Senate hearing on COVID-19's origins, medical adviser Anthony Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, declining to answer questions from committee chair Rand Paul, according to The Guardian. Fauci accused Paul of maintaining an obvious obsession with him. Democratic Senator Gary Peters criticized the hearing, saying it failed to reflect the committee's typical bipartisan approach, even though he acknowledged that COVID origins and risky research are legitimate areas for congressional oversight.

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