Senate panel holds Fauci in contempt over refusal to answer COVID-19 questions
Summary
A Senate committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer questions about COVID-19 origins. Some Republicans want the Department of Justice to consider prosecuting him despite a pardon from President Biden.Key Facts
- The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted 8-5 to hold Fauci in contempt.
- Fauci declined to answer questions from the committee investigating COVID-19's origins.
- Senator Rand Paul said he will refer the contempt vote to the Department of Justice for possible prosecution.
- President Biden pardoned Fauci before leaving office, potentially preventing prosecution.
- Some Republicans accuse Fauci of avoiding questions on government-funded research in China and "gain of function" studies.
- Democrats argue the contempt vote may discourage future witnesses from cooperating with congressional investigations.
- Fauci called Senator Paul’s questions an effort to put him behind bars and said Paul has an "unhinged obsession" with him.
- The committee recently obtained Fauci’s pandemic-era phone and released his diary to the public.
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