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Fauci, COVID Deaths, and the Pitch Heard Round Truth Social

Trump's COVID-deaths post is selectively framed; the basketball-pitch premise misattributes Trump's own words to Fauci; Fauci's Fifth Amendment Senate invocation is confirmed true.

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The Fifth Amendment Is Not a Confession

Invoking the Fifth Amendment cannot be treated as guilt in criminal proceedings; Biden's pardon of Fauci creates a live legal question courts have not yet resolved.

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