By Adam Cancryn, Sarah Owermohle, CNN(CNN) — Dr. Anthony Fauci arrived at a high-stakes Senate hearing on Wednesday with a single, modest goal: Survive. The former top government scientist felt he accomplished that mission, people close to Fauci told CNN. “There was no other option,” one of the people close to Fauci said. Fauci instead used his opening statement solely to decry the hearing itself, accusing Paul of having an “unhinged obsession” with imprisoning him. That episode has further fueled concerns among some Fauci allies about the push for his prosecution, said one of the people close to Fauci.