Senator Gary Peters (D-Mich.) stated in a letter to colleagues that COVID czar Anthony Fauci cannot be prosecuted for asserting his Fifth Amendment rights during a recent hearing. Peters argued that Fauci's pardon does not negate his constitutional protections. This letter was issued prior to a scheduled vote in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
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Senator Peters states Fauci cannot be prosecuted for invoking Fifth Amendment rights
Senator Gary Peters has communicated to his colleagues that Anthony Fauci cannot face prosecution for invoking his Fifth Amendment rights. Peters emphasized that Fauci's pardon does not diminish his constitutional protections, ahead of a Senate vote on the matter.
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