OPINION:
Watching Dr. Anthony Fauci’s (non)testimony was sad to the extreme (“Fauci to face contempt of Congress vote after refusing to answer Sen. Paul’s questions,” Web, July 29).
Invoking the Fifth Amendment is done to protect a person from self-incrimination. From where Dr. Fauci sat — literally in front of a congressional committee — he knew that telling the truth would have brought about universal knowledge of his guilt, made certain by the fact that the conflict between his personal opinions and what he said to the world (via interviews and briefings) is now clearly evident.
Dr. Fauci complained that his private journal was made public for the purpose of “attacking” him, but he did not walk back any of his personal comments — nor did he offer an apology or simply say that the agency he oversaw made errors in judgment. To those watching, refusing to talk equals guilt.
The other part of this involves President Biden’s (or his autopen’s) pardon of Dr. Fauci for more than 11 years — spanning service in four(!) capacities — during which the doctor had not been accused of any wrongdoing.
How in the world does this happen? Mr. Biden had to have known far more than he was willing to acknowledge about his interactions with Dr. Fauci. I believe this is cause enough to issue a congressional subpoena to president No. 46 as well.
JIM LIZZI
Tustin, California
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