A Fox News article highlights an apparent contrast between Anthony Fauci’s 2022 statement that he had “nothing to hide” and his later decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment 111 times. The article presents this as politically significant because it raises questions about his willingness to co-operate with congressional scrutiny of his role during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The piece refers to a resurfaced CNN interview from 2022, in which Fauci said he would co-operate fully with Congress. It also notes criticism from figures including Senator Rand Paul and a Moms for Liberty co-founder, while framing Fauci’s Fifth Amendment pleas as a reversal of his earlier position.