Critics lambasted the Justice Department after a federal judge rejected Hunter Biden's plea deal and over what has transpired during his first court appearance.
Dr. Anthony Fauci is only the latest public figure to be accused of lying to Congress. Pictured: Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks May 26 during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing. (Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images)
Prosecutions for lying to Congress are rare, much less convictions, but some cases have been high profile.
The issue is in the news because Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has asked the Justice Department to investigate whether Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, misrepresented facts to Congress.
Fauci, responding angrily to Paul in a hearing last week, said he “never lied before the Congress.”