Dr. Anthony Fauci has wrapped up his appearance at a Republican-led committee hearing about the COVID-19 pandemic after repeatedly invoking the Fifth Amendment and declining to answer dozens of. Fauci invokes the Fifth Amendment, declines to testify in GOP-led Senate panel's COVID-19 hearing The decision, at least for now, shielded Fauci from answering questions that could expose him to. Anthony Fauci declined to answer any questions at a Senate hearing on COVID-19 on Wednesday, invoking his constitutional right against self-incrimination. Dr Anthony Fauci refused to answer questions at a high-profile Senate committee hearing on the origins of Covid-19 and accused the Republican senator leading questioning of having an “unhinged. Dr Anthony Fauci on Wednesday invoked the Fifth Amendment and refused to answer questions during a Republican-led Senate committee hearing examining his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, deepening a long-running political clash over the origins of the virus and the US pandemic response. Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions from senators in a Republican-led Senate committee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The hearing escalates Fauci's long-running clash with Republicans as they seek to revisit the disputed origins of the coronavirus and the U.S. pandemic response. Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment in heated COVID-19 Senate hearing The leading physician has declined to answer Senate questions as Republicans like Rand Paul accuse him of covering up COVID’s origins. Dr. Anthony Fauci has invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions from senators in a Republican-led committee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Anthony Fauci refused to answer questions at a high-profile Senate committee hearing on the origins of Covid-19 and accused the Republican senator leading questioning of having an “unhinged.