Fauci invokes 5th Amendment during Senate testimony

Dr. Anthony Fauci, who helped lead the U.S. response during the COVID-19 pandemic, invoked the Fifth Amendment amid plans to testify before the Senate's Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) on Wednesday and will refrain from answering questions.

The committee is chaired by Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, who has long accused Fauci of deceiving Americans about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Paul was expected to focus on Fauci's private journal entries between December 2019 and December 2022.

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