Former top US Covid expert Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment in fiery Senate hearing

It was the latest twist in the long-running feud between Anthony Fauci, who spent decades as the nation’s top expert in infectious disease, and Republican Senator Rand Paul, who insists on unsubstantiated claims that the origins of the pandemic began in a lab and were covered up.

Paul had subpoenaed the now-retired Fauci to testify before the committee, and prior to the hearing released thousands of pages of the immunologist’s personal diary.

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