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Democrats Refused to Look Into Fauci, Now the DOJ Can

Virginia Grace McKinnon

Dr. Anthony Fauci could now be charged by the Department of Justice for refusing to answer congressional questions regarding claims that he knowingly funded the lab that created the COVID-19 virus, lied about the origin of COVID-19, and contributed to the spread. Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security Committee successfully held Fauci in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer their questions during last week’s hearing.

The Department of Justice told the Daily Signal, “[W]e have received the document, we are reviewing it, and will work with the Senate accordingly,” and that they “seriously review all congressional referrals.” 

The committee, led by Chairman Rand Paul, R-Ky., voted 8-7 along party lines on Thursday morning to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress, saying he did not have the right to invoke the Fifth Amendment during last week’s hearing.

Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic, spent three hours avoiding self-incrimination by refusing to answer questions from senators. However, with a sweeping 12-year pardon from President Joe Biden, some Republicans say he had no right to invoke the Fifth Amendment. 

“All he had to do was tell the truth........

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