Supported reports confirm a July 29 Senate hearing in which Anthony Fauci used the phrase 'plead the Fifth' 111 times. A committee vote on contempt is scheduled for Thursday. Aaron Rodgers publicly criticized Fauci on The Pat McAfee Show, and David Schertler was escorted from the hearing.
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“When It Comes To Anthony Fauci, Rand Paul Is Just Getting Started”
Read at The Daily Wire →Rand Paul's push to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt represents a continuation of partisan efforts to undermine a key public health figure.
“Political theater timed to sustain right-wing narratives and erode trust in science”
Rand Paul’s pursuit reflects concern with unaccountable federal officials who wielded power during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Institutional accountability and skepticism of expert consensus on masks, origins, and mandates”
The effort centers on accountability for a federal official whose policies imposed restrictions on personal movement and medical choice.
“Skepticism toward the administrative state and coercive authority without consent”
All three perspectives accept the core claim of 111 invocations without examining whether uttering the phrase equals a formal assertion of the privilege.
“Failure to test evidentiary thresholds, procedural details, or the actual questions asked in the hearing”
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