Hawley shared a clip of their exchange on social media, and wrote: “Hint for you: no honest person pleads the Fifth.” Hint for you: no honest person pleads the Fifth https://t.co/a9wErOa1WE — Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) July 29, 2026Trump critics including former U.S. In a statement released at the time, Trump explained his decision after saying he was asked why an innocent person would “take the Fifth.” The question had been posed to him after he criticized his 2016 opponent Hillary Clinton’s aides for pleading the Fifth Amendment during inquiries about her email server. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) said he wasn’t surprised Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment.