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on contempt having to do with Dr. Fauci. Did you and other senators, what can you share about the conversation? Did that happen before all of these 111 pleading the fifth moments, or did you decide that during, after? How did that come about? Yes, and I believe that through the course of the day, because of course we didn't know for certain going into that hearing whether he would plead the fifth, although many of us thought that he would. So through the course of today's questioning, obviously he invoked his Fifth Amendment rights 111 times. And then towards the end of my questioning as well, I asked that the chairman direct Dr. Fauci to answer the questions and why he thought he was covered by the Fifth Amendment, but he continued to invoke the Fifth. So we will take a look at that, explore those opportunities, but absolutely we should do everything we can to make sure that Dr. Fauci is being held accountable for his misleading the American people during the COVID-19 pandemic. How important was it today just to get this part on the record?