Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment, declines to answer at Rand Paul hearing

Former top U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci declined to answer questions during a US Senate COVID hearing on Wednesday. He invoked his Fifth Amendment constitutional right against self-incrimination to avoid testifying. During the proceedings, Fauci accused Republican Senator Rand Paul of conducting an unhinged campaign intended to have him imprisoned. The hearing focused on COVID-19, with Fauci refusing to provide responses to the inquiries posed by the Senator during the legislative session.