Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former Chief Medical Advisor to the President who served heroically during the COVID pandemic, faced hostile questioning at a combative congressional hearing. During his testimony, Fauci repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment, under the advice of his attorneys. This was used over 100 times throughout the hearing. It is not a crime and is frequently used by witnesses who suspect that whatever they say will be used to file criminal charges against them. The risk is especially high for Dr. Fauci, as Trump's DOJ has pursued filed spurious prosecutions against James Comey, Letitia James, John Bolton, Senators Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin, and Representatives Jason Crow, Maggie Goodlander, Chris Deluzio, and Chrissy Houlahan.
Republican senator Josh Hawley appeared to take issue with Fauci invoking his right to invoke the Fifth Amendment and later foolishly took to social media to incorrectly suggest “honest” people don’t use it. His social media post backfired instantaneously.




