Catherine Herridge @C__Herridge - NOTES FROM INSIDE THE HEARING ROOM @HSGAC FAUCI CONTEMPT RESOLUTION MOVES FORWARD @SenRandPaul said Dr. Fauci had no reasonable fear of criminal prosecution because President Biden's preemptive pardon covered 2014 - JAN 2025 Ranking member @SenGaryPeters said holding Fauci in contempt set a "damaging precedent" Pointed to Chairman Paul's earlier statements that he was prepared to make a criminal referral to the Justice Department and not seek a vote from full senate @SenatorHassan @SenBlumenthal and other Democrats said Fauci had a reasonable fear of criminal prosecutions because the pardon did not cover last week's senate testimony about the COVID-19 pandemic