Senate committee set to vote on holding Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress – US politics live

Hearing called after the former chief medical advisor invoked the fifth and refused to answer questions at a hearing on Covid-19 Sign up for the Breaking News US email During his opening remarks in today’s hearing, Republican Senator Rand Paul insisted that the vote to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress was not about his “opinions”, “policies” or “anything he said from a podium six years ago”. “We are voting on whether a witness who has received the benefit of a sweeping federal pardon can be ordered by this committee to answer questions and then defy that order without consequence,” Paul said.

Hearing called after the former chief medical advisor invoked the fifth and refused to answer questions at a hearing on Covid-19 Sign up for the Breaking News US email During his opening remarks in today’s hearing, Republican Senator Rand Paul insisted that the vote to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress was not about his “opinions”, “policies” or “anything he said from a podium six years ago”. “We are voting on whether a witness who has received the benefit of a sweeping federal pardon can be ordered by this committee to answer questions and then defy that order without consequence,” Paul said.

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