Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who serves as the chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (HSGAC), announced that a date was set to vote to hold former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) chief Anthony Fauci in contempt. It was revealed the committee will hold a vote on Thursday, to decide whether to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress — after he invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 times after appearing before the committee to testify, the Washington Post reported. In a statement, Paul shared that during the hearing he explained that “the Fifth Amendment did not apply because of the pardon.” Fauci appeared under subpoena and invoked the Fifth Amendment to refuse answering questions,” Paul said in a statement. In a post on X, Paul also confirmed that the committee was “voting on Thursday to hold” Fauci in contempt.