Dr. Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment to dodge over 100 Senate questions, claiming Senator Rand Paul’s relentless pursuit is politically motivated and unhinged — a move that could trigger a contempt vote. Once the nation’s pandemic face, Fauci, now retired, faces scrutiny over lockdowns, masks, and vaccines — all under fire from conservatives despite scientific backing. President Biden preemptively pardoned him in January to shield him from what the White House called politically driven prosecutions. Meanwhile, the origins of COVID-19 remain fiercely debated: natural emergence versus lab leak theories, with U.S. intelligence agencies split on the evidence.

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