{"id":5646,"date":"2026-07-29T13:07:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=5646"},"modified":"2026-07-29T13:07:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:07:43","slug":"dr-anthony-fauci-pleads-the-fifth-amendment-in-senate-hearing-bombshell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=5646","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Anthony Fauci pleads the Fifth Amendment in Senate hearing bombshell"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Dr. Anthony Fauci pleaded the Fifth Amendment at the start of his Wednesday hearing, ripping Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) for \u201cunhinged\u201d remarks and claiming the only purpose of the Homeland Security Committee\u2019s investigation was to put him \u201cbehind bars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=5644\">Glen Hansard, oscar-winning musician, dead at 56 after early morning motorcycle crash<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven Senator Paul\u2019s obvious obsession with calling for my prosecution, his repeated slanderous comments about me, and recently his publicly releasing my unredacted personal diary aimed at embarrassing and intimidating me, the only conclusion I can reach is that the sole reason he is calling me before this committee is to get me to say something, anything, that could vindicate his repeated public pledges that I end up, in his words, \u2018behind bars,\u2019\u201d said Fauci.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=5642\">College professor busted 32 out of 35 students using AI on a final \u2014 after they all made the same lazy mistake<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny reasonable person who has followed his unhinged obsession with me would readily come to the same conclusion. Therefore, although it pains me to do so because of the respect I have for the legislative branch of government and my decades long record of cooperating with Congress, under the advice of my attorneys, I will invoke my right under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution to refrain from answering your questions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=5640\">Nolan Wells\u2019 family hits social media giants with subpoenas after concerns about deleted content<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Anthony Fauci pleaded the Fifth Amendment at the start of his Wednesday hearing, ripping Sen. 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