- Stephen A. Smith slammed Anthony Fauci for invoking the Fifth Amendment 111 times at a Senate hearing, saying the longtime face of the COVID response owed the public answers.
- Fauci repeatedly declined to answer amid GOP accusations about gain‑of‑function research, release of his diaries by Sen. Rand Paul, and threats of contempt or indictment.
- Smith conceded Fauci may have legal protections (including a presidential pardon) and urged compassion for the elderly doctor as Democrats praised his service while Republicans blamed him for pandemic failures.
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