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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
World
Vinay Patel

Fauci's Fifth Amendment Silence Could Not Hide Stress Signals, Body Language Experts Claim

Exacting decades of experience before Capitol Hill cameras, Dr Anthony Fauci relied on rigid posture and controlled vocal tones to navigate a hostile COVID-19 hearing (Credit: Dr. Anthony Fauci @realdrfauci / Instagram)

Dr Anthony Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a Senate panel on Wednesday, refusing to answer lawmakers' questions to shield himself from potential perjury charges as Congress re-examines the origins of COVID-19 and the official pandemic response.

Dr Fauci's move caught attendees at the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing off guard and provoked Chairman Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who has urged the Department of Justice to consider criminal charges against the scientist.

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