Dr. Anthony Fauci’s repeated invocation of the Fifth Amendment, pleading the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times during a contentious Senate hearing, has sparked accusations from House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer that former President Biden’s ‘blanket autopen pardon’ is on ‘legally questionable grounds.’ Comer asserted that if Biden’s pardon were valid, Fauci would have no right to refuse answering questions, suggesting Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right because he ‘clearly knows his autopen pardon is on legally questionable grounds and decided to protect himself today rather than provide the truth to the American people.’ This confrontation follows the release of Fauci’s pandemic-era diary, which Comer claims was withheld by former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and contains entries where Fauci appears to take credit for policies like school closures, contradicting his previous testimony to the House Oversight Committee that ‘I did not close the schools.’ Comer warned that Biden’s pardon, which covers offenses related to Fauci’s government service, might not shield him from consequences if he continues to lie to Congress, and Senator Rand Paul has indicated his committee will vote on holding Fauci in contempt of Congress, a charge that could lead to fines and imprisonment.
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