美国参议院国土安全和政府事务委员会定于周四投票，决定是否对前国家过敏症和传染病研究所主任Anthony Fauci提出藐视国会指控，并将相关材料转交司法部 [1]。这一行动源于Fauci在上周听证会上援引第五修正案超过100次，拒绝回答委员会提出的问题 [1]。
委员会主席Rand Paul表示，Fauci于2025年1月获得Biden的赦免，涵盖2014年至赦免发布日期期间的行为，这一赦免应该能消除Fauci的起诉风险 [1]。然而Paul也承认不打算将此事提交全参议院投票，因为需要60票才能通过 [1]。此外，联邦赦免对州级起诉或对虚假证词的调查并无保护作用 [1]。
Fauci则在声明中表示，有理由担心Paul"决心让我入狱" [1]。
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is scheduled to vote on Thursday on whether to hold Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, in contempt of Congress and refer the matter to the Department of Justice.[1] Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times during a hearing the previous week, declining to answer questions.[1]
Committee Chairman Rand Paul has argued that Fauci's pardon, which President Biden issued in January 2025 and which covers conduct from 2014 through the date of the pardon, eliminates the former official's concerns about prosecution.[1] However, the pardon does not shield Fauci from state-level charges or investigations into false testimony.[1] In a statement, Fauci expressed concern that Paul is "determined to put me in prison," responding to the chairman's push for the contempt vote.[1] Paul indicated he does not intend to pursue a full Senate vote on the matter, which would require 60 votes to pass.[1] The committee plans to vote Thursday morning on whether to refer the case to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington.[1]