Trump Suggests Fauci Prosecution After 1 Senate Panel Contempt Vote
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Updated · ms.now · Aug 7
Trump Suggests Fauci Prosecution After 1 Senate Panel Contempt Vote
3 articles · Updated · ms.now · Aug 7
Summary
Trump said Anthony Fauci "maybe should" be prosecuted after Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold the former top U.S. immunologist in contempt.
Rand Paul said he would send the matter directly to the Justice Department, after Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment during a committee hearing a week earlier.
Trump compared Fauci's case to Peter Navarro and Steve Bannon, both prosecuted for contempt of Congress, arguing Fauci's conduct was "far more serious."
That comparison turns on a key difference: Navarro and Bannon ignored congressional subpoenas, while Fauci appeared, provided documents and answered only selectively, raising questions about whether any case could succeed.