Stephen A. Smith on Fauci: 'You can't show up on Capitol Hill and plead the Fifth 111 times'

Source: thehill.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center-Right · Published: Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:15:38 GMT

Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith said Thursday that former White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci should have answered lawmakers’ questions during the hostile Senate hearing earlier this week instead of invoking his Fifth Amendment rights. Smith argued that Fauci owed the public an explanation after serving as the face of the nation’s COVID-19 response....

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