Dr. Fauci held in contempt of Congress. What happens next.

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  Good morning.

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  After he pled the Fifth, a Senate committee votes to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress.

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  The Washington Post tells us what it all means.

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  There are real stakes here for Fauci.

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  Contempt of Congress, if you're convicted, can land you in jail, it can land you with huge fines.

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  It's Friday, August 7th.

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  I'm Gideon Resnick in for Shumita Basu.

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  This is Apple News Today.

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  The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress yesterday,

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  a move that sets up a major battle in the courts over rare, untested legal arguments.

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  Republican Chair Rand Paul held the vote after Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment

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  in a recent appearance on Capitol Hill.

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  It passed 8 to 7 along party lines.

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  If prosecutors seek an indictment and convince a grand jury,

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  Fauci would face charges of criminal contempt,

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  and a conviction could lead to fines and a prison sentence of up to a year.

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  At his Senate appearance last week, Fauci accused Paul

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  of pursuing a quote "unhinged obsession" with prosecuting him.

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