Anthony Fauci refuses to answer questions during tense US Senate hearing about Covid origins

"Although it pains me to do so because of the respect I have for the legislative branch of government ... under the advice of my attorneys, I will invoke my right under the Fifth Amendment of the constitution to refrain from answering your questions."

— Anthony Fauci , Other

"The only conclusion I can reach is that the sole reason he is calling me before this committee is to get me to say something - anything - that could vindicate his repeated public pledges that I end up, in his words, 'behind bars.'"

— Anthony Fauci , Other

"The committee would vote next week on a resolution holding Fauci in contempt of Congress."

— Rand Paul , Politician

"I said from the beginning that the Virus came from the Wuhan Laboratory in China. Fauci strongly disagreed, always trying to protect China."

— Donald Trump , Politician