Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment in showdown with Republican lawmakers

Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment in showdown with Republican lawmakersTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFauci invokes Fifth Amendment in showdown with Republican lawmakersCloseThe former top US health official, Dr Anthony Fauci, invoked his Fifth Amendment right not to testify before the Senate Homeland Security Committee to avoid the possibility that Republicans might try to prosecute him for perjury.Fauci is appearing under subpoena after Senator Rand Paul's office released diary entries Fauci wrote during his time leading the country's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Invoking the Fifth Amendment is the right of someone to protect themselves from self-incrimination by refusing to testify or produce information. The phrase, 'Pleading the Fifth', known to many from legal dramas and courtroom scenes in films, refers to the Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution, which says that no-one "shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself".SubsectionHealthPublished2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated topicsAnthony FauciFollow Anthony Fauciclose panelYou are now following Anthony FauciUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.CoronavirusFollow Coronavirusclose panelYou are now following CoronavirusUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.United States SenateFollow United States Senateclose panelYou are now following United States SenateUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.Read description