U.S. lawmakers vote to hold Biden's former medical advisor Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress
Fauci previously served as the chief medical officer to President Joe Biden and led the U.S. COVID pandemic response effort
A US Senate committee has voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress. The vote was made after Dr. Fauci refused to answer questions during testimony before the committee last week.
According to The New York Times, Dr. Fauci had invoked the Fifth Amendment, while Republicans argued he wasn’t entitled to that protection because he had a presidential pardon.
The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved the referral on a party-line vote, with Republican Chair Rand Paul of Kentucky pushing the move, as reported by the South China Morning Post.
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