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US Senate Panel Votes to Recommend Criminal Charges Against Former Health Official Fauci for Contempt of Congress
The US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted on June 19 to recommend criminal prosecution of Anthony Fauci, former NIAID director, on contempt of Congress charges after he refused to answer questions, citing the Fifth Amendment. The symbolic vote could lead to referral to the Department of Justice, though prosecution is not guaranteed. Fauci has called the Republican-led hearing a trap, while Democrats argue his Fifth Amendment invocation was justified.