Rand Paul: “Everybody knows we have this exploding entitlement problem, and nobody is doing anything about it.”

We are voting on whether a witness who has received the benefit of a sweeping federal pardon can be ordered by this committee to answer questions and then defy that order without consequence.

I think there is a very real chance that he could be prosecuted for that.

And half the scientific community said, ‘Oh my God, this could be the end of the world. We're doing this s---.’

A court ultimately would have to determine: Does the Fifth Amendment apply to someone who already has a pardon?