Senate committee set to vote on holding Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress – US politics live
Hearing called after the former chief medical advisor invoked the fifth and refused to answer questions at a hearing on Covid-19 Katie Miller, an erstwhile Trump administration official and wife...
By Vivian Ho · The Guardian World
Hearing called after the former chief medical advisor invoked the fifth and refused to answer questions at a hearing on Covid-19 Katie Miller , an erstwhile Trump administration official and wife of Stephen Miller , once relied on Dr Anthony Fauci to get through Covid. Now, she’s calling for his imprisonment – a reversal that illuminates the politicization of Fauci and of public health writ large, a trend that could have major repercussions for America’s preparedness for future crises. A US Senate committee will vote on Thursday morning over whether to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress after the physician and former public health official invoked his fifth amendment rights during a Senate hearing last week focused on Fauci’s actions during the Covid pandemic. Continue reading...