- Bill Maher slammed Sen. Rand Paul on HBO’s Real Time, calling it hypocritical for Paul to publish Anthony Fauci’s “COVID diaries” and push contempt charges despite his libertarian privacy brand.
- Paul’s Homeland Security committee voted to refer Fauci for contempt after Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times in a combative pandemic hearing; Paul had released more than 1,000 pages of Fauci’s notes.
- The situation is complicated by the fact Fauci received a broad presidential pardon from Biden in 2025 covering potential federal offenses through Jan. 19, 2025.
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