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Why did Dr. Anthony Fauci invoke the Fifth 111 times during the Senate hearing?
He pleads the fifth repeatedly. On Lisa Brady, Fox News, Dr. Anthony Fauci, accused by Republicans on a Senate panel of not telling the public the truth about COVID origins and the pandemic response, with contradictions between his public statements and private diary entries.
You did not tell the American people the full story.
Fauci, the former COVID presidential advisor who was preemptively pardoned by President Biden before he left office, declined to answer any questions, including ones from the panel chair, Senator Rand Paul.
111 times he invoked the Fifth Amendment. And the thing that I thought was interesting during this hearing is that toward the end, you had Rand Paul, the chairman of the committee, announcing that they were going to have a committee vote next week to hold him in contempt of Congress.
What accusations did Republicans make about Fauci's private diary versus his public statements?
They're saying, look, you know, you do have a Fifth Amendment right, but you don't have a Fifth Amendment right if you have been granted a pardon.
Fox's Chad Pergram on Capitol Hill, Wisconsin Republican Senator Ron Johnson telling Fauci the panel plans to call former FDI officials and him to give voluntary transcribed interviews.
Will you comply or will I have to subpoena you?
On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer based upon my rights under the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution. Expect a subpoena. Thank you.
Fauci has previously denied wrongdoing and has accused Senator Paul of having an obsession with calls for his prosecution. A new warning from President Trump to Iran after attempted attacks on U.S. forces.
President Trump reacting to that surprise attack launched by Iran against US forces in Jordan. The president told Fox News, quote, we are going to beat the effing S out of them. He went on to say, we'll be hitting them hard. And he finished saying they're going to get a beating. We know at least five missiles were fired by Iran, breaking the lull in attacks over the past several days.
Fox's Trey Yinks in Tel Aviv. America is listening to Fox News.
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The U.S. Navy is changing policy and will now limit transfers of those accused of sexual assault and misconduct.
Sailors under investigation for sexual assault, stalking, or sexual misconduct will now be relocated to shore command, meaning not deployed to other ships during an investigation. Commanders also must now coordinate such decisions with the NCIS and consult the staff judge advocate. The change comes after sailor Jeremiah Copeland was found guilty of murder in the death of Angelina Resendez while both were assigned to the USS James E. Williams.
Will the committee hold Fauci in contempt and what subpoenas are being threatened?
He'd previously been on the USS Harry Truman and was facing accusations of sexual misconduct from 2024 when he was transferred to the other ship. These policy changes would have prevented that transfer pending the initial misconduct investigation.
Fox's Jessica Rosenthal, former President Obama, makes a midterm endorsement playing basketball with his pick in a video.
Iowa has one of the Senate seats Democrats are trying to flip, with Republican Joni Ernst retiring.
Who's got next?
I got it. The Democrats' nominee, state rep Josh Turek, played wheelchair basketball for Team USA in four Paralympics, winning two gold medals.
Let's go. We playing horse or what? We're playing Iowa. I know a little something about winning Iowa.
That early caucus paved the way for Barack Obama to win the White House in 2008.
So you like that three-pointer? Hey, you shoot where you want. All right, let's go.
Turek's running against House Republican Ashley Hinson, endorsed by President Trump.
I've seen enough. Not only did I get whooped, but you've got here a man of character, somebody who knows how to win. Now the ball's in your court, Iowa. Let's make sure that we send Josh Turek. To the United States Senate.
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