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  "id": 176997,
  "title": "Fauci had every right to take the Fifth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/fauci-had-every-right-to-take-the-fifth",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-05T13:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/6007564-hawley-contempt-vote-threatened/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Public criticism of Fauci's decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment has been conspicuously silent on whether he reasonably believed that he would otherwise be vulnerable to a vindictive prosecution by Trump's Department of Justice.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Fauci’s decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment tees up a legal debate and a contempt vote",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/faucis-decision-to-invoke-the-fifth-amendment-tees-up-a-legal-debate",
        "published": "2026-08-05T10:53:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Peters argues Fauci can't be punished for pleading Fifth ahead of contempt vote",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/peters-argues-fauci-cant-be-punished-for-pleading-fifth-ahead-of",
        "published": "2026-08-05T19:33:59.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}