Politics Aug 06 Why was Fauci held in contempt for pleading the 5th, and what happens next? By Maria Ramirez Uribe
Politics Aug 05 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 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 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 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. Continue reading
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,… Continue watching
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading