Dr. Anthony Fauci had refused to answer questions at a hearing last week, invoking the Fifth Amendment. Republicans argued he wasn’t entitled to that protection because he had a presidential pardon.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci had refused to answer questions at a hearing last week, invoking the Fifth Amendment. Republicans argued he wasn’t entitled to that protection because he had a presidential pardon.
Anthony Fauci had refused to answer questions at a hearing last week, invoking the Fifth Amendment. Republicans argued he wasn’t entitled to that protection because he had a presidential pardon. A Senate panel voted Thursday to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt for repeatedly declining to answer questions last week from lawmakers investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Senate committee voted along party lines to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress on Thursday, a week after the former top health official and scientist refused to answer questions in a hearing about the COVID-19 pandemic.
The New York Times reported the story as "Senate Panel Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt of Congress." The Daily Signal reported the story as "Anthony Fauci Held in Contempt of Senate Committee: Now What?."
5 sources have covered this story, including The New York Times, Axios, PBS NewsHour and The Daily Signal and 1 other outlet. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 1 day ago.
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