Attachment

Whereas Dr. Fauci was knowingly provided ''A Full and Unconditional Pardon'' dated January 19, 2025, ''For any offenses against the United States which he may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 1, 2014, through the date of this pardon arising from or in any manner related to his service as Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, as a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force or the White House COVID-19 Response Team, or as Chief Medical Advisor to the President.''; Whereas, upon being asked questions pertinent to the questions under inquiry, Dr. Fauci refused to answer, again citing the Fifth Amendment; Whereas Chairman Paul found the privilege of the Fifth Amendment unsupported as applied to questions pertaining to the period of the pardon and directed Dr. Fauci to answer; Whereas Chairman Paul further found Dr. Fauci waived his right to claim the privilege as a result of his opening testimony on subject matter pertinent to the questions under inquiry; Whereas Chairman Paul, having overruled the privilege of the Fifth Amendment asserted by Dr. Fauci, directed the witness to answer the questions put to him by the Committee in order to provide testimony on matters under consideration by the Committee, and warned Dr. Fauci that he may be held in contempt of Congress; and Whereas Dr. Fauci continued to refuse to answer questions pertinent to the questions under inquiry: Now, therefore, be it