NYU School of Law professor Ryan Goodman warned that Dr. Anthony Fauci’s decision to repeatedly invoke the Fifth Amendment during a combative Senate hearing on Wednesday could leave him in a “worse” position.
Fauci, who appeared before a panel led by Republicans accusing him of helping to cause the Covid-19 pandemic and suggesting he profited while Americans died, answered nearly every question by saying: “On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer based upon my rights under the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution.”
Fauci invoked that protection more than 100 times during a hearing that lasted nearly three hours.
However, while appearing on CNN’s OutFront with host Erin Burnett on Wednesday evening, Goodman questioned the legal strategy behind Fauci’s repeated refusal to answer questions.
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