Turin, 29 July (LaPresse) – Republican Senator Rand Paul has stated that next week the Senate will vote on a motion to find Anthony Fauci guilty of contempt of Congress, after the immunologist – who led the US government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic – invoked his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent 100 times during a congressional hearing. Appearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, at Paul’s request, Fauci stated that he did not wish to answer questions, citing what he described as “the president’s obvious obsession with prosecuting me”. Republican senators nevertheless proceeded with the hearing. At the end, Paul announced that a vote on the contempt of Congress charge would be held the following week, a move that could trigger a process whereby the Department of Justice would assess whether to indict Fauci.
US: Senate to vote on contempt of Congress charge against Fauci
Turin, 29 July (LaPresse) – Republican Senator Rand Paul has stated that next week the Senate will vote on a motion to find Anthony Fauci guilty of contempt of Congress, after the immunologist – who led the US government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic – invoked his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent 100 times during a congressional hearing. Appearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, at Paul’s request, Fauci stated that he did not wish to answer questions, citing what he described as “the president’s obvious obsession with prosecuting me”. Republican senators nevertheless proceeded with the hearing. At the end, Paul announced that a vote on the contempt of Congress charge would be held the following week, a move that could trigger a process whereby the Department of Justice would assess whether to indict Fauci.
