SILENCE IS ADMISSION HAWLEY ON THE ETHICS RULE HE SAYS WAS BROKEN congress politics news [Meuu3RN3rJC]
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) continues, alleging that Fauci's staff didn't just apply for cash awards on his behalf — they then pressed the agency's own ethics officials to approve them, with one email saying they wanted to get to yes. Hawley cites the specific regulation, 5 CFR § 2635.205(b), which restricts federal employees from soliciting awards and personal benefits using federal resources, and asks directly whether that violated the law. Fauci invokes the Fifth. Hawley responds that silence is admission. He closes on motive, arguing it was never really about the money. Hawley puts Fauci's net worth north of $12 million with a first-year pension above $400,000, and says the pattern points to a man who wanted to be the most famous scientist in the world — returning repeatedly to the fact that Fauci had time to sit for a magazine fashion feature but not to answer questions from the American people. #JoshHawley #Fauci #Ethics #FifthAmendment #COVID19 #SenateHearing #Congress #Politics #News #Oversight