Fauci's Fifth Amendment: A Telling Indictment of Congressional Oversight The Senate committee's vote to hold Dr.
Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress for invoking his Fifth Amendment rights at a recent hearing is a stark reminder of the toxic atmosphere that has come to define Washington's dealings with high profile witnesses.
Fauci, the outgoing director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), has been under intense scrutiny over the past year.