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Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times during a subpoena appearance before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee this week, triggering a potential contempt of Congress referral from Chairman Rand Paul, R-Ky.
Fauci delivered an opening statement before falling silent for three hours, leaning on the constitutional privilege in response to every question the panel posed.
Paul signals contempt action Paul warned Fauci directly that "there will be repercussions" for refusing to testify and said the committee would consider "appropriate action" against him for failing to respond after being directed to do so by subpoena.
He plans to ask the committee to prepare a contempt resolution in coming days. A Senate contempt citation faces a higher bar than a House one.
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