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Showing up and taking the 5th is not contemptuous, it’s a constitutional right. NOT showing up at all like Jim Jordan didn’t when he was subpoenaed? THAT is contempt.

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They dont know the difference....or doing what they always do "rules and laws dont apply to them but do apply for everyone else" This time in history will be know as the "shitshow facist regime and bootlickers"

In addition to what's already been mentioned by others in this thread of comments.... ....And in the economic depression and bankruptcy of the U.S. that he and his Heritage Foundation/Dark Enlightenment cronies are aiming for. Treasonous, all of them.

The people on this committee need to pay for this disgrace. Add it to the list of things a democrat controlled congress needs to do. And Inhope these shit comittee members get voted out or at least never get on a committee again

Hey, do you remember a couple of months ago when RandPaulPOS was weirdly making sense? I never started trusting him. I knew it wouldn't last. He remains the ignorant, self-absorbed, evil twit he has always been.

So what does that mean for Dr. Fauci? Should he even care? You can’t be put in jail for pleading the fifth. Or Trump would have been in jail in New York for pleading the fifth over 400 times in one deposition. 

Nothing. He's already be pardoned by Pres Biden. This is nothing more than Rand Paul showing his vindictive and jealous colors. "Biden said the preemptive pardons were needed because of threats of "unjustified and politically motivated prosecutions" by the incoming administration." From NPR

Well now they have Red States investigating Fauci, states that he has no (Biden) pardon power. They really just want this great Dr. that made Trump look bad suffer as much as possible.

It's funny they waste no time getting red States to try to get this guy and go around the pardon, you Democrats did no such thing with Trump or any of these other losers that have gotten away with murder. Why haven't Democrats done this? Are they just as spineless or are they just complicit?

I imagine NC is one. Thom Tillis said in an interview, that he had millions of doses of hydroxycloroquine, in a warehouse ready to go, and Dr. Fauci screwed that up for him. In other words, he didn't get to make the millions of 💰he had planned b/c the Rx didn't work, and Dr. Fauci called it out.

I also think they were hoping to get him on some bullshit like: "ha! Gotcha! he said vaccines are the best way to not get COVID", when everyone knows Joe Rogan and Peter Pantsonhead said smoking horsecrank is the best way to not get COVID. Ergo, he lied to Congress!"

🤷‍♂️ I'm not a lawyer. I think he would have verbally slaughtered them, but if that was the best, legal move, I don't know. I just know that he was advised to do that. I would have loved to watch him verbally own them, over and over.

“This is an extraordinarily good way to distract people from the very deliberate destruction of the US public health system.” - Gavin Yamey (Director of the Center for Policy Impact in Global Health at Duke University)

Let me know when all the people that have said fuck you I'm not going to comply with your subpoena get arrested. Otherwise this is just bullshit and I'm pretty sure the courts will throw it out. He has that right. The rapist and pedophile in Chief has used it many times

🔹 1. The Fifth Amendment is an absolute shield A witness can refuse to answer any question if answering might expose them to criminal liability. Congress cannot punish someone for invoking that right.

It is beyond despicable this attack on a hero of modern medicine. A man who has devoted his life to saving the lives of others to be villified for it by these deceitful degenerates that have brought on the return of plagues we once conquered thanks to Fauci & his brilliance & compassion. It breaks/1

My heart that instead of the accolades he's earned, he's being assassinated by idiots of ill repute for pathological intentions. The best way to mass murder Americans is to convince them that medical science can't be trusted. And that requires a scapegoat to direct attacks toward. /2

This vile display of deceitful political theater is a crime! Not only of slander but of lying in Congress & to their constituents regarding matters of public health & safety w/ the intent to cause loss of life. This is not a matter of opinions or different perspectives. It's denial of facts/3

And evidence, an abdication of truth & moral principles. An outright attack on the fabric of our society, to challenge everything we believe in & replace our reality with one of their own design & for their benefit. It is the worst fraud ever perpetrated as it has global scale & ramifications. /4

Have to be a special kind of dumb a**hole after seeing the questions and statements made by these magats and still think he should have answered even one of them. Fauci telling these puds to get bent before exercising his 5th amendment rights is the stuff of legends

Because their KKKult leader is directing them to do so. Fauci knows his true value. I hope he knows that MILLIONS of us the WORLD over see him as a great physician. Trump is nothing but piss and shit and hot air. I'm sure there are a LOT of countries who would be proud to call him, "Citizen".

Go ahead, morons. When Dems take back control in November (January), then they can release Fauci. They can also follow the precedent that pardons and pleading the Fifth are no longer acceptable. Let’s see how the GOP reacts when they are in the hot seat, but have none of their favorite options.

This is the height of Republican stupidity - Vindictive retribution. Rand Paul’s stupidity: His judgement is clouded by his intense “dislike” of Fauci, he has forgotten what scientific method & investigation is about, he fallen to belief of rumor, innuendo & conspiracy.

Senate Republicans being opposed and/or not understanding the US Constitution explains their support for Blanche and holding in contempt a man that saved millions of lives even when faced by idiots

I'm a proponent of non-violent protest but it requires sacrifice by the protesters. The moral high ground only gets you so far. Ultimately, I believe that all political struggles are only solved by violence. Politics is the exercise of the threat of violence to fulfill one's interests.

Dr Fauci showed up to listen to the RFK jr crowd’s insults, slander and lies for his 30 years of service to lifesaving work was a testimony to what decency looks like in this age of incredible targeted harassment and abuse by the weaponized senate and weaponized American govt.

Contemptuous Republicans hold a good man in contempt for refusing to accept the blame for their criminal boss's contempt for science, morals, truth and anything that does not earn him a buck.

As much as I'm a rule of law fan, I hope we do unto the GOP as they've done and we don't follow the rule of law to punish them. They all need to be disappeared to CECOT after being violently tackled on the street like ICE does.

Does he have any recourse? Is there any entity to which he can appeal? Can he sue the Republicans on the committee for denying him his constitutional right to take the 5th? This man does not deserve this dispicable treatment.

The point is to harass, intimidate, and force “foes” to spend time, energy, and money to defend themselves and stress them out. They are ghouls

Dr. Fauci has saved MILLIONS of lives, which cannot be said about these cowardly pieces of dog poop!! The bills they've signed into law have, and are, doing the complete opposite. These despicable vindictive people need to be tossed out of Congress as soon as humanly possible.

They’re full of shit ‼️‼️‼️. Trying to deflect from a f&cked up economy and a loser, of a “ military conflict “ ‼️‼️‼️ COWARDS ‼️‼️‼️🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

This largeness is an actual issue. Albania for instance can step up and demonstrate to great effect. The General Strike , the No Kings, demonstration....How is our voice amplified? The Millions that showed up for MLK, for Farrakhan, Polish Solidarity... link and congeal locally and nationwide HOW 🤔

Calling the Rep lawmakers of your state. Voice your displeasure. Tell them you'll make sure everyone you know will vote Dem. If you are a health professional get an official statement out via your organization. If you are linked to a university, propose awarding Fauci an honorary degree.

You know, the midterms are less than 90 days away. This regime and DOJ aren't gonna do a thing to end the harassment. So this may be our only recourse. I don't know how his pardon plays into these contempt charges. I will listen to the lawyers.

My take: If you fear they'll set you up and claim you lied to congress, any answer you give could 'incriminate' you. Fauci has no pardon for such charges. He had to plead the fifth, and it will go to SCOTUS.

Congress?! This was a Republican stunt to get Fauci to argue about Their Many conspiracies -& basic questions he’s answered several times for Years! Once Republicans falsely believe they’ve caught a “Gotcha!” - they stick with the LIE -as Trump does.

This is the way Maga rolls: if they ask him questions and they think he's lying, they'll hold him in contempt. If he doesn't answer questions and pleads the 5th they will hold him in contempt. Meanwhile Prez Donald Trump gave Fauci a Presidential commendation on his last day.

The GOP members harassing Dr. Fauci must be dealt severe consequences for their egregiously offensive treatment of a truly remarkable American who has contributed more to American society than those GOP misfits could possibly conceive. Remove them from Congress! They are harmful to the USA.

Rand Paul "intends to send the referral directly to the Justice Department, rather than first to the full Senate" as he is supposed to do, because he expects that the corrupt DOJ will prosecute at Trump's direction regardless of legal evidence or basis.

Yes it is Oliver North Where is he at I believe he took 5th Where’s Rand Paul‘s neighbor We’d like to ask him some questions on what he thinks of Rand? Who are the other Hall of Fame 5th Amendment contenders who testified to Congress to avoid prosecution Can we see the Epstein Files please?

Apparently Republicans have different rules of law for their political enemies. Gym Jordan & Trump are above the law. They aren’t like the rest of us. I couldn’t go attack and try to overthrow the government on January 6th and become a national hero in any other upside down world.

Only Republicans are entitled to thumb their nose at subpoenas & get away with no repercussions from either the media or the voter. As long as R’s continue to mock our institutions & gaslight they will never be held to account. Which is exactly what they want. Zero accountability.

Exactly! I've been waiting for someone to say this very thing. But these MAGA idiots don't care. Everything they do is performative for soundbites.

How the hell do republican voters live everyday? Attacking a dr who has give his life to saving your life for doing the same thing trump And republicans have done hundreds of times. And then defend an evil man who scaled his wife, put a gun to her head and broke his daughter’s collarbone. WTF people

They’re fundamentally rotten ignorant people. They’ve been conditioned to value beliefs over facts. They don’t believe anything they don’t understand. To top it off, they think Democrats are guilty of everything I just said. It’s maddening.

Taking the fifth is arrogant. He was supposed to respond sanctimoniously without answering the question and deliver fake information in the form of talking points instead, like a patriot.

I wish they would leave this 85-year old, lifetime career civil servant alone. I’m appalled at their cruelty, and abuse of power in going after him. Repugnant.

Beats me why Dr Fauci is putting up with this bullshit. When things go wrong, blaming anyone other than themselves is rule #1. There are many places in the world he could enjoy his well-earned retirement with honor and respect. Try Cape Breton Island. Thank you, Doctor, for your service

Trump statement into record after deposition where he repeatedly invoked the 5th amendment: "Anyone in my position not taking the Fifth Amendment would be a fool, an absolute fool. One statement or answer that is ever so slightly off, just ever so slightly by accident, by mistake, such (1/2)