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Watch As Fauci's Attorney Is Removed From the Hearing

Paul ordered Fauci’s attorney removed after the lawyer continued speaking during the hearing.

Watch As Fauci's Attorney Is Removed From the Hearing
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At a Senate Homeland Security hearing, Rand Paul ordered Anthony Fauci’s attorney removed after the lawyer continued speaking. Fauci had invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions, while Gary Peters and Fauci criticized Paul’s investigation.

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Rand Paul Leads Senate Hearing Questioning Anthony Fauci

Rand Paul led a Senate hearing questioning Anthony Fauci, who repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions. Paul said the committee would vote on whether to hold Fauci in contempt. Left-leaning outlets portray the hearing as a partisan revival of pandemic disputes, with some focusing on the diary’s release or alleged editing. Center outlets emphasize the testimony, competing claims and planned contempt vote, with some noting limits to what the hearing established. Right-leaning outlets frame Fauci’s refusals as evasion and Paul’s actions as accountability, often highlighting the attorney’s removal.

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