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Fauci Pleads the Fifth | Interview: Elie Honig

Aug 6, 2026 · 1h 12m

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Sarah Isgur and David French are joined by CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig to discuss Anthony Fauci’s invocation of the Fifth Amendment. Is it okay? Is it not okay? How does this relate to the pardon power? Then it’s on to a constitutional game show where each member of this three-person team picks two constitutional amendments they would magically ratify and one amendment they would veto. The Agenda: –Anthony Fauci can take the Fifth –Did Fauci even have such a right? –Wiping your phone is an obstruction of justice –Amending the Constitution! –Impeachment reform, resizing Congress, and emergency powers –Presidential eligibility, redefining Article II, and repealing the 17th Amendment…