Cornered Fauci Pleads Fifth Amendment 111 TIMES In Senate Hearing! w/ Nicolas Hulscher
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As you probably know, Jimmy and Steph are on vacation, having fun, doing exciting things. They'll be able to come back and tell us about. So we're going to talk with Nicholas Holscher. He's an epidemiologist and administrator at the McCullough Foundation who earned the Master of Public Health from the University of Michigan in 2024. He's a prolific researcher with over 25 publications, serving as lead author on significant studies regarding COVID-19 vaccine injuries, myocarditis, and post-acute sequelae. His work focuses on bridging complex scientific data with public understanding to advocate for medical freedom and evidence-based health decisions Sounds like you're not much for old Mr. Science there who was talking today and having a struggle, shall we say, kind of like a boa constrictor.
He was wrestling around with the Constitution.
Oh, yeah. Well, thanks for having me, first of all. And this was a giant circus. That's all I could really think as we went through three hours of Anthony Fauci pleading the fifth. And obviously, we'll unpack all of it. But it almost seemed to me as a humiliation ritual.
We're going to be talking about Dr. Fauci's Fifth Amendment plea, just so people will know a little bit of background. This is not very difficult, a difficult legal matter. It goes back actually to two cases. One of them is Brown v. Walker. That's 1896. The other one would be Burdick versus the United States, which is semi-relevant, which is 1915. And here's the question. Here's the answer. Can you plead the Fifth Amendment if you've been granted a pardon? Generally, no, with one minor exception, which for the most part I don't think applies here. You can plead the fifth regarding state crimes. You see, if there's something that's a federal crime, a federal pardon from the president, pardon you for federal crimes, but not state crimes.
if the potential crime that you could be charged with fits two standards. Number one, it's a state crime, right? Number two, it is still within the statute of limitations. The statute of limitations hasn't passed. Those two things come together. That means you could potentially be charged with a state crime. And therefore, you can still plead the fifth. But unfortunately for Dr. Fauci, that exception doesn't apply for the most part here. Let's get going. Let's get rolling. Anthony Fauci invokes the Fifth Amendment right not to answer questions at GOP-led COVID hearing, calls Rand Paul unhinged. I didn't see unhinged, but OK. The former top health official said he was invoking the Fifth Amendment to avoid the possibility that Republicans on the Senate committee might try to prosecute him for perjury.
So if you think about what is he trying to do, he's trying to say this is the Fifth for now because the crime would be perjury now. No, it's perjury if you like. Boy, he's really struggling with the Constitution. Gain of Fauci, I like that, says, holy shit, Josh Hawley just trolled the living hell out of Fauci and then absolutely destroyed and exposed him in front of the entire country. We got a video for that. Let's take a look. Well, nothing says honesty like taking the fifth, huh, Doc? Let's try something. What day of the week is it today?
On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer based upon my rights under the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–8:10
2
Why did Anthony Fauci invoke the Fifth Amendment 111 times at the Senate hearing?
8:10–9:43
3
Can a presidential pardon prevent pleading the Fifth — what legal precedents apply?
9:43–18:33
4
What were the senators’ tactics and reactions during Fauci’s testimony?
18:33–39:52
5
What allegations about Fauci’s pandemic decisions and diary did the hosts highlight?
39:52–42:00
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How did the hosts frame accountability and possible contempt or prosecution for Fauci?
42:00–1:01:44