美国参议院将投票表决是否指控传染病专家安东尼·福奇藐视国会[1]。福奇在由共和党参议员兰德·保罗召集的关于COVID-19起源的参议院委员会听证会上援引第五修正案，拒绝回答提问[1]。保罗指称福奇对他存在"不理智的执着"[1]。
根据保罗公开的材料，福奇的日记中包含对特朗普的多项严厉评价，其中用词包括"漫无边际的""疯狂的""绝望的""笨拙的""无能的""白痴""真正的耻辱""完全疯癫"和"令人厌烦的幼稚"[1]。卫生与人类服务部向共和党主导的参议院小组提供了福奇的电话通话副本[1]。
与此同时，155名科学家签署公开信，要求政府停止对美国科学家的"妖魔化和骚扰"[1]。
The U.S. Senate is moving forward with a vote on whether to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress following his invocation of the Fifth Amendment during a hearing on COVID-19's origins [1]. At the Republican-led committee hearing convened by Senator Rand Paul, Fauci refused to answer questions by citing his constitutional protection against self-incrimination [1].
Senator Paul has accused Fauci of harboring an "irrational fixation" on him [1]. The proceedings have been fueled by the release of purported diary entries attributed to Fauci, which contain harsh characterizations of former President Donald Trump, including descriptions of him as "rambling," "crazy," "desperate," "bumbling," "incompetent," "an idiot," "a true embarrassment," "totally nuts," and "truly an obnoxious adolescent" [1]. The Department of Health and Human Services, under Robert F. Kennedy's leadership, provided copies of Fauci's phone records to the Republican-led Senate panel [1].
The contentious proceedings have drawn criticism from the scientific community, with 155 scientists signing an open letter urging the government to cease what they describe as the "demonization and harassment" of American scientists [1].