NYT > U.S. News Fauci Is Far From the First Person to Plead the Fifth Before Congress Par : Mack Liederman 6 août 2026 à 22:24 The constitutional right against self-incrimination has been invoked on several occasions during high-profile — and contentious — hearings. © Tom Brenner for The New York TimesMichael T. Flynn, a national security adviser in President Trump’s first term, invoked the Fifth Amendment when questioned by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.