WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday 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. Fauci, who helped lead the nation’s COVID-19 response, has long been a target of those frustrations. Leading up to the hearing, Paul released more than 1,000 pages of Fauci’s personal diary covering the pandemic years. Paul told Fauci that he may still face repercussions for obstructing a congressional investigation by refusing to testify. While the COVID-19 pandemic introduced him to millions of Americans, he talked the nation through numerous outbreaks over decades, including HIV, Ebola and the 2001 anthrax attacks, while advising seven presidents.