Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment at Senate COVID-19 hearing

Dr. Anthony Fauci, former top U.S. infectious disease official, pleaded the Fifth Amendment during a contentious Senate hearing on the COVID-19 pandemic, declining to answer questions about his role and decisions. The move marks a dramatic escalation in the political battle over pandemic responses and Fauci's accountability. The hearing underscores ongoing partisan divisions in the United States over handling of the health crisis.

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