Fauci, hauled up before a Senate committee on covid, invoked his fifth amendment right on 100+ occasions.
He now has to step carefully as the pardon only covers past actions, and is limited to federal scope. He could be prosecuted for crimes according to individual state laws.
He now has to worry about contempt proceedings, where the fact of his pardon strengthens the accusation that he is deliberately obstructing the Senates legal process. He must answer their questions so there is probably no legal reason why he does not, given his pardon. He can’t be pardoned for his actions and keep quiet about them as well.
The scope of his pardon looks likely to be tested in a judicial review, which Fauci’s would-be nemesis Rand Paul has already called for. The status of some of the pardon’s provisions has also come under scrutiny due to inadequate signing.
Obviously, giving ground to the questioners would compound his problems and it would be a brave soul in his shoes to admit, sooner or later, to everything. It would definitely not make for a happy retirement.
The ins and outs are laid out here
https://factually.co/fact-checks/politics/does-biden-pardon-block-federal-prosecution-of-fauci-2e44c7
The questions put to Fauci will be revealing, but watching the hearing, three hours of no comment, probably isn’t the best way of finding them, If I see a good summary I’ll post it.
ED