Senate Republicans voted to hold Fauci in contempt after he invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times at a July 29 hearing. Photo courtesy By Christopher Michel – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=135821471🎧 Fauci Held in Contempt Over COVID Hearing Silence Your browser does not support the audio element. Fauci asserted his Fifth Amendment right 111 times, even in response to Republicans’ questions about his tie color or the day of the week meant to test his strategy. They said, as Fauci argued during the hearing, that Paul sought to trap Fauci. Biden’s pardon of Fauci would not cover new misstatements to Congress, Sen. Maggie Hassan, a New Hampshire Democrat, said.