Sen. Ted Cruz is demanding that former White House COVID-19 adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci face contempt charges, prosecution for perjury and possible jail time after Fauci repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right during a Republican-led Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing. The explosive hearing, led by Sen. Rand Paul, focused on the federal government's COVID-19 response, Fauci's public statements, his recently released private diary entries, and questions surrounding the origins of COVID-19, school closures and pandemic policies.

Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared before a Senate committee Wednesday morning, days after Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., released more than 1,000 pages of his diaries.

Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared before a Senate committee Wednesday morning, days after Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., released more than 1,000 pages of his diaries.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and other Republicans grilled Anthony Fauci about the origins of the virus that causes COVID-19.

Former US Chief Medical Advisor Dr Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment during a Republican-led Senate hearing on Wednesday, declining to answer questions about his role in…