Anthony Fauci invokes Fifth in Rand Paul’s COVID hearing, and he says it’s because of Paul’s ‘obvious obsession with calling for my prosecution’Anthony Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Wednesday, refusing to answer questions posed by the committee chair, Sen. Rand Paul, The Hill reported. He directly criticized what he described as Paul’s obvious obsession with calling for his prosecution. NOW – Anthony Fauci pleads the Fifth and declines to testify at a Senate hearing on COVID-19. Paul responded by asserting that the committee had denied the assertion of privilege and directed Fauci to answer, though Fauci stood firm. Paul stated, “You’re not recognized.