Sen. Blumenthal on Sen. Paul Removing Fauci’s Lawyer: ‘Even During the Darkest Days of the McCarthy Hearings Counsel Were Allowed to Speak’

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BLUMENTHAL: “I move to postpone consideration of this resolution until the committee has an opportunity to hear from Dr. Fauci's attorney who was forcibly removed from the hearing last week. I should point out that Dr. Fauci had a well-founded fear based on facts that he was in jeopardy of prosecution for perjury. In fact, the chairman and others on the committee have said the quiet part out loud. They've shouted it repeatedly that their objective in that proceeding was in fact to put Dr. Fauci behind bars. He was represented by counsel who attempted to speak at this proceeding. Even during the darkest days of the McCarthy hearings counsel were allowed to speak. We denied that opportunity to Dr. Fauci and we should hear from his counsel before we move on this motion so that we can hear his side of the legal argument here.”