This is what good public servants are forced to do when the GOP refers Jack Smith to DOJ for prosecution. Fauci’s lawyers were smart to give this advice but it’s regrettable.
Fauci accuses Rand Paul of having an "unhinged obsession with calling for my prosecution" and of making "repeated slanderous comments," then says "although it pains me to do so... under advice of my attorneys, I will invoke my right under the 5th Amendment to refrain from answering your questions."