Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment, declines to answer Covid-19 origins questions at Senate hearing

At a Senate hearing on Wednesday, former U.S. health chief Anthony Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer lawmakers' questions about the Covid-19 pandemic and its origins.

Fauci said his decision was based on advice from his attorneys after being subpoenaed to testify about the government's pandemic response.

The move was described by some senators as part of a broader inquiry into the virus's origins, while others framed it as a political tactic.