{
  "id": 368965,
  "title": "Fauci contempt vote presents DOJ with 'incredibly messy' choices",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/fauci-contempt-vote-presents-doj-with-incredibly-messy-choices",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-09T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6017780-fauci-contempt-doj-rand-paul/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The push to charge former COVID czar Anthony Fauci with contempt of Congress is full of pitfalls for prosecutors, should the Justice Department choose to take up the case. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved the criminal referral Thursday, arguing that Fauci's assertion of his Fifth Amendment rights 111 times during a...",
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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."
}