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Dr Anthony Fauci pleads the Fifth at Covid hearing

Al Jazeera Wednesday 29 July 2026, 18:34 UTC 1 min read
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Dr Anthony Fauci pleads the Fifth at Covid hearing Dr Anthony Fauci pleads the Fifth at Covid hearing Dr Anthony Fauci declined to answer questions at a Senate hearing on the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic. The former top US health official invoked his Fifth Amendment rights saying he feared Republican lawmakers could try to use his testimony to prosecute him for perjury. Published On 29 Jul 2026

Dr Anthony Fauci pleads the Fifth at Covid hearing Dr Anthony Fauci pleads the Fifth at Covid hearing Dr Anthony Fauci declined to answer questions at a Senate hearing on the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic. The former top US health official invoked his Fifth Amendment rights saying he feared Republican lawmakers could try to use his testimony to prosecute him for perjury. Published On 29 Jul 2026
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