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FILE PHOTO: Former NIAID director Anthony Fauci appears before U.S. Senate panel under subpoena about his role in the nati...

Politics Aug 06

Why was Fauci held in contempt for pleading the 5th, and what happens next?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe

Politics Aug 05

Senate committee to vote on contempt resolution against Fauci, on Capitol Hill in Washington
WATCH: Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt after he invoked 5th Amendment

A Senate committee on Thursday voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing last week focused on his handling…

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Politics Jul 29

Former NIAID director Anthony Fauci appears before U.S. Senate panel under subpoena about his role in the national respons...
WATCH: Sen. Paul says he will hold a contempt vote after Fauci invokes 5th Amendment

Through the hearing, Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions, citing Sen. Rand Paul’s previous comments about wanting to incarcerate him.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe

Politics May 08

U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk attend a press conference at the White House
Judge finds Trump's DOGE-led cancellation of humanities grants unconstitutional

The Trump administration's cancellation of more than $100 million in humanities grants to scholars, writers, research groups and other organizations was unconstitutional, and the Department of Government Efficiency had no authority to end the funding, a federal judge ruled on…

By Dave Collins, Associated Press

Politics Feb 09

New Epstein images released by U.S. Justice Department
Watch 7:22
Epstein files fallout grows as Ghislaine Maxwell pleads Fifth before Congress

The fallout from the recent release of Epstein files continued on Monday. Epstein's longtime associate and convicted child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell declined to answer questions from a congressional committee. She said she was invoking her Fifth Amendment rights to…

By Geoff Bennett, Ali Rogin, Ali Schmitz

Jan 31

WATCH: Trump pleads the 5th in deposition for New York attorney general's office

By Associated Press

The New York Attorney General's office released video of a deposition given by Donald Trump last August in its civil fraud investigation against the former president.

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Aug 10

Watch 4:43
News Wrap: Trump refuses to answer questions in civil investigation

Wednesday on the NewsHour, former President Trump says he refused to answer questions in a civil investigation into his real estate dealings, inflation in the U.S. has eased with consumer prices up 8.5 percent in July from a year ago,…

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Jul 08

Man who says Kevin Spacey groped him asserts Fifth Amendment right

By Associated Press

The man's refusal to testify caused the judge to question the viability of the case against the two-time Oscar winner.

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Jun 06

Michael Flynn turns over documents to panel as part of Russia investigation

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Deb Riechmann and Chad Day, Associated Press

Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn turned over about 600 pages of documents to the Senate intelligence committee as part of its investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential election, according to a congressional aide.

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May 22

How Michael Flynn is using the 5th amendment

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The Fifth Amendment is relied on by witnesses before Congress and the courts alike. Here's how Flynn is using it in the Russia investigation.

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