Did Fauci properly take the Fifth? The Senate could put that claim to the test

Anthony Fauci, the point man for America’s pandemic response who was once the doyen of Hollywood (see here and here), turned in a less-than-stellar performance before the Senate Homeland Security Committee.

After giving a short, entirely self-serving opening statement during which he accused Committee Chair Sen.

Rand Paul of having an "unhinged obsession" with him, Fauci invoked the 5th Amendment Self-Incrimination Clause, which allows a witness to refuse to answer questions if doing so might incriminate him, 111 times to avoid answering questions.

But was his invocation proper, and, regardless, what can the Senate do about it?

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