Reporter's Notebook: Why Fauci's 111 Fifth Amendment pleas could end up before the courts

Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times during a deposition, according to reporting on the matter. Fauci's invocations have drawn comparisons to Lois Lerner's 2013 Fifth Amendment use before Congress regarding IRS targeting of tax-exempt organizations. Trump's Department of Justice could potentially pursue charges related to Fauci's invocations, though no such charges have been announced as of the reporting date.

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