Republican Sen. Josh Hawley’s attempt to score political points on one of MAGA’s top villains has brutally backfired, humiliating President Donald Trump in the process. Hawley was among the lawmakers grilling Dr. Anthony Fauci when he appeared before the Senate Homeland Security Committee and repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination on Wednesday. Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 400 times while being questioned by lawyers from New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office in a deposition for a civil fraud investigation in 2022. Kylie Cooper/REUTERSAt the time, Trump defended invoking the Fifth in a statement he read during the deposition. “I once asked, ‘If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?’