Rand: If Anthony Fauci lies before Congress....

X ^ | July 28 | @RandPaul

[RandFan]

@RandPaul

If Anthony Fauci lies before Congress on Wednesday, as he did in previous hearings, his preemptive pardon won’t cover him.

[M. Thatcher]

Where did Rand get Fauci’s diary?????

RFK Jr says HHS gave the diaries to Sen. Paul and Sen. Johnson this week for their ongoing investigations.

Kennedy says it took eight months to dig out the diaries from 11 separate servers where they had been hidden.

Kennedy: We produced the Fauci diaries to Sen Rand Paul and Sen Ron Johnson so they could see the light of day

[Kleon]

When was the last time anyone faced any real consequences for lying to Congress?

[FrankRizzo890]

Along with:
* I don’t know
* I don’t remember

[C210N]

No one is going to jail.

Exactly! I agree.

Fraudchi is headed to the gallows.

[AppyPappy]

IF???

[mmichaels1970]

So, the “fizzif” for Tony.

[Sacajaweau]

Where and how??

[mmichaels1970]

But if he lies about it he can be charged for perjury.

Which means what he says CAN incriminate him. I think he can and will still plead the 5th.

[rktman]

He’ll be admonished. Ooh the horror. I, could be just me, don’t think anyone will ever be punished for this travesty. So, dr. Fauxchi-———🖕

[shelterguy]

I don’t think he can plead the 5th. There was a lot of discussion about it when President Otto Penn did all the pardons.

[Dan in Wichita]

I hope Rand Paul gets more than five minutes to interrogate Fauci. Maybe there's a Senate rule whereby some R senators can yield their time to Sen. Paul.

Fauci was really stupid to write his diary on government computers. He was probably arrogantly confident that after the 2020 steal, the Dems would remain in power beyond his lifetime.

I imagine Fauci shit in his pants the night Trump won another term.

[EVO X]

Which means what he says CAN incriminate him. I think he can and will still plead the 5th.

I don't think he can for the time period of the pardon. I think he will use "I don't recall". He can definitely take the fifth after the pardon for questions such as:

Dr. Fauci have you contacted former employees to destroy documents or lie to .gov investigators?

[qwerty1234]

I am predicting a strongly worded letter from Rand Paul....and then nothing.

[Ann Archy]

HHS? That seems weird.

[DIRTYSECRET]

Like Gowdy.

[MayflowerMadam]

“IF”?!?!?

He already did.

[Ann Archy]

Needs to be ALL REPUBLICAN SENATORS..not just Rand..

[FamiliarFace]

Does any body know if it’s being carried on TV? C-SPAN maybe?

[Mark17]

No one is going to jail.

Unfortunately, I have to agree.

[Skwor]

That is not how it works, the 5th is not about refusing to testify to avoid committing a crime, it is about not testifying to crimes you may be under investigation for.

This is the same as forcing a person to testify under oath once given immunity, one cannot refuse to answer by pleading the 5th.

This very issue was decided a long time ago under Brown v. Walker https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/161/591/