Dr. Anthony Fauci repeatedly invoked his 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination during a tense Senate hearing this week, declining to answer more than 100 questions from lawmakers investigating the origins of COVID-19. The decision has renewed public interest in what it actually means to plead the Fifth Amendment and when Americans are legally entitled to use it. Background Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, appeared Wednesday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, chaired by Kentucky Republican Rand Paul. Paul has…
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