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Josh Hawley: “Federal law, as you very well know, prohibits the…”

Featuring: Josh Hawley, Republican | U.S. Senate Missouri

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Sen. Hawley Ask Fauci The Color Of His Tie — He Pleads The Fifth

Published | Video Starts at 05:30

Didn't is a question you can answer. Go ahead. On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer based upon my rights under the fifth amendment to the Constitution. Federal law, as you very well know, prohibits the solicitation of cash awards or other personal benefits for federal employees. And it certainly prohibits using your own employees to do this. 5 CFR section 2635, 205B. It says it right there in black and white. (05:30–05:40)

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