A Senate committee on Aug. 6 voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), in contempt of Congress.
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs voted 8–5 along party lines. All Republicans voted to hold Fauci in contempt, and all Democrats, including two by proxy for the record only, voted not to hold him in contempt.
“When voluntary cooperation ends, Congress must be able to compel compliance with its lawful demands. That is Congress’s compulsory instrument,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), chairman of the panel, said before the vote. “A subpoena is not an invitation. A subpoena with no consequence is not a subpoena; it’s a suggestion.”…
Senate Panel Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt
