{"id":365543,"date":"2026-07-29T19:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/dr-fauci-pleads-fifth-over-70x-at-heated-covid-hearing\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T19:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:00:13","slug":"dr-fauci-pleads-fifth-over-70x-at-heated-covid-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/dr-fauci-pleads-fifth-over-70x-at-heated-covid-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Fauci pleads Fifth over 70x at heated Covid hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/ZPvlYg7Q8H0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Fauci pleads Fifth over 70x at heated Covid hearing\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZPvlYg7Q8H0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Update: Fauci had invoked the right over 100 times<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Anthony Fauci, who led the US government response to the Covid-19 pandemic, invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, refusing to testify Wednesday just minutes into a Capitol Hill hearing that Republicans outwardly hoped would undermine the scientist and open him to claims of perjury.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee after being subpoenaed by Sen. Rand Paul, Fauci cited what he characterized as the Republican chairman\u2019s \u201cobvious obsession with calling for my prosecution\u201d as his reason for refusing to speak.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Fauci has pleaded the Fifth 70+ times at Covid response hearing<br \/>\n1:20 Congressional Correspondent on why the attorney was kicked out of the hearing<br \/>\n3:14 The White House reaction to the hearing<br \/>\n6:30 Legal analyst on the right to invoke the Fifth<\/p>\n<p>Watch 24\/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https:\/\/bit.ly\/4eIvlTr<\/p>\n<p>#Fauci #CapitolHill #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update: Fauci had invoked the right over 100 times Dr. Anthony Fauci, who led the US government response to the Covid-19 pandemic, invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, refusing to testify Wednesday just minutes into a Capitol Hill hearing that Republicans outwardly hoped would undermine the scientist and open him to claims of perjury. 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