Fauci pleads the Fifth in front of Congress, refuses to answer questions about his leaked diary and correspondence

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You knew it was gonna happen.

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Although it pains me to do so, because of the respect I have for the legislative branch of government, and my decades-long record of cooperating with Congress, under the advice of my attorneys I will invoke my right under the 5th Amendment of the Constitution to refrain from answering your questions.

I wonder why he doesn't want to answer?

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King Fauci sure "respected" Congress and the legislature when he shut down the entire country without a vote. He sure does respect Our Democracy™!

His silence didn't stop Rand Paul from laying into Fauci:

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Fauci's lawyer also got rowdy, so Sen. Paul had him removed from the chambers.

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A lot of fireworks for a hearing where Fauci won't say anything.

Ted Cruz summed it up nicely:

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