Trump Reacts After Fauci Invokes Fifth Amendment 111 Times

Before the hearing began, Paul released thousands of pages of Fauci’s diary entries spanning 2019 through 2022, covering much of the federal government’s response to the pandemic.

Following the hearing, Paul announced he intends to ask the committee to vote next week on holding Fauci in contempt of Congress.

Trump sharply criticized Fauci’s decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment.

“Terrible,” the president said when asked about the testimony.

Trump also reflected on Fauci’s long government career, noting that he was already serving in federal office decades before Trump entered politics.

“I inherited Fauci,” Trump said.

“He was here from the 1980s.”