- cross-posted to:
- politics@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- politics@lemmy.world
What he’s saying: Paul has an “unhinged obsession with me,” and his motive for the hearing is to “get me to say something — anything — that could vindicate his repeated public pledges that I end up, in his words, quote, behind bars unquote,” Fauci said.
“Although it pains me to do so … under the advice of my attorneys, I will invoke my right under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution to refrain from answering your questions,” Fauci said.
Sadly, its all pretty meaningless.
There’s three types of people, those who understand public health measures, those who hate fauci, and those who don’t know or care about either.
Fauci taking the 5th won’t move anyone between any of those categories, even with the headlines.
i think the 3rd one is more common than you think.