The 85-year-old doctor, once the head of the government’s covid response, now faces mounting congressional threats and legal risks.

The former president apologized to Fauci “for using crude language” but then tore into Donald Trump, according to the diary.

People are dogpiling on Dr. Fauci as a way to get people to forget that Trump suggested people inject bleach in their veins to cure Covid. The rumor has spread online and offline for years, with numerous Democrats, such as Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris' social media team, repeating the allegation.

By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) - Anthony Fauci, the former top U.S. infectious disease expert, declined to answer questions at a Senate hearing on Wednesday, invoking his constitutional right against self-incrimination and accusing Republican Senator Rand Paul of an "unhinged" campaign to see him imprisoned.

In a three-hour Senate hearing this week, Dr. Fauci invoked his constitutional right to stay silent, leaving people confused about many of the issues raised.

Senator Rand Paul says: "I think there is a very real chance that he could be prosecuted for that."

The accusations against Dr. Anthony Fauci, once the nation's leading infectious disease expert, have some experts worrying that these events may further erode public health staffing in the U.S.

The infectious diseases expert who helped lead the nation's COVID-19 response is testifying before a Senate committee.