After Fauci had invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times, committee Chairman Rand Paul, said as the hearing ended that he would call for a vote to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress. Dr. Anthony Fauci appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at the Capitol. At the end of his period of questioning, Paul told Fauci that he would face “repercussions” for not answering. Shortly after he left the hearing, Schertler told NBC News that Fauci “has a valid Fifth Amendment privilege, and he has the right to assert it.” Committee Chairman Sen. Rand Paul, speaks as Dr. Anthony Fauci appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at the Capitol.