National News Fauci repeatedly invokes the Fifth Amendment in a contentious Senate committee hearing In response to angry, sometimes mocking questions from Republican senators, Fauci declined to answer more than 100 times. Democrats called the hearing a politically motivated attempt at entrapping Fauci and praised the scientist for his work during the pandemic. With Fauci declining to answer questions throughout, Paul dominated the approximately three-hour hearing, listing a litany of accusations and detailed questions. Advertisement:In a heated moment during the hearing, Paul ejected Fauci’s attorney, David Schertler, from the room after he tried to speak without being recognized. Leading up to the hearing, Paul released more than 1,000 pages of Fauci’s personal diary covering the pandemic years.