Rand Paul seeks contempt charges after Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment more than 100 times

Rand Paul seeks contempt charges after Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment more than 100 times

The Senate committee vote to compel Fauci's testimony is expected as early as next week

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director, left Wednesday's congressional grilling without answering lawmakers' questions, but Republicans are escalating their fight to compel his testimony.

"We're going to have a vote next week on contempt. I think there's another legal question that the courts may have to decide upon," Paul said.

Republicans argued Biden's pardon of Fauci does not shield him from contempt sanctions because alleged misconduct may have occurred after the pardon.

"You don't have any rights under the Fifth Amendment because you've been pardoned," Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said.