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Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment, refuses COVID-19 hearing questions
Dr. Anthony Fauci repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment, declining to answer questions during a US Senate hearing on COVID-19 origins. He was subpoenaed by Republican Senator Rand Paul, with whom he has a contentious relationship. Fauci stated he feared his testimony could be used to prosecute him for perjury and accused Senator Paul of an "obvious obsession" and "unhinged obsession" with him. Some coverage noted he invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 times.
How outlets across the spectrum covered it
Left 1 · Centre 1 · Right 2 n = 4
- Left (1): The Hindu
- Centre (1): NDTV
- Right (2): Firstpost, Republic World
- International (6): Al Jazeera English, Associated Press, BBC News, Bloomberg, Reuters, The Guardian