Some Republicans in Congress, including Sen. Rand Paul who subpoenaed Fauci to testify, have long called on him to be arrested for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
People wait to look at the original Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution at the National Archives Museum, Friday, July 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
The Bill of Rights is displayed at the National Archives on Sept. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
NEW YORK (AP) — It was important enough to the framers of the U.S. Constitution to be included in the first 10 amendments known as the Bill of Rights — that no person “shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself.”
As part of the Fifth Amendment, the right against self-incrimination is well known to the general public thanks to years of legal and police procedural shows on television as well as instances of high-profile use in real life. The amendment also includes a right to due process and protects against being prosecuted twice for the same offense.
