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Fauci Invokes Fifth Amendment | Boise News
Dr. Fauci stunned the nation by invoking his Fifth Amendment during a Senate hearing, refusing to answer questions he feared could incriminate him — a first for the pandemic’s most prominent health figure. Chairman Rand Paul vowed to push for contempt charges, even suggesting a presidential pardon wouldn’t help, while Fauci’s lawyer was forcibly removed by Capitol Police. The showdown erupted amid fierce debate over COVID-19’s origins, lab leak theories, and whether the U.S. health system was sabotaged by past decisions. Lawmakers clashed over whether to focus on accountability or future…
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