{"id":1307,"date":"2026-08-03T10:40:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1307"},"modified":"2026-08-03T10:40:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:40:45","slug":"florida-louisiana-alabama-launch-investigation-into-fauci-after-he-pleads-the-fifth-before-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1307","title":{"rendered":"Florida, Louisiana, Alabama Launch Investigation Into Fauci After He Pleads the Fifth Before Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced he is opening an investigation into Dr. Anthony Fauci after the former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director refused to answer questions before Congress on Wednesday, invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination instead.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1305\">Rubio: Cuba Has Built an \u2018Espionage Superpower\u2019 Inside US Institutions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFauci\u2019s lack of candor to Congress is unbelievable,\u201d Uthmeier wrote on social media. \u201cMy office is launching an investigation into Dr. Fauci. It\u2019s past time we get the truth of what happened during COVID.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fauci received a full and unconditional pardon from former President Joe Biden on Biden\u2019s last day in office, covering any offenses tied to his government service between Jan. 1, 2014, and Jan. 19, 2025. That pardon shields Fauci from federal prosecution but leaves him exposed to state charges, opening the door for attorneys general to pursue him under their own laws.<\/p>\n<p>Uthmeier is the latest state official to move against Fauci. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said over the weekend that her office is also investigating him, pointing to inconsistencies between his sworn testimony and records that have since surfaced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFauci lied. Louisiana and Missouri deposed Dr. Fauci. At the time, he claimed to not recall many key details of his own actions and now we are discovering contemporaneous records he kept,\u201d Murrill said. \u201cLouisiana will join Alabama and Florida in investigating Fauci and whether he committed any other offenses that could be pursued in our State courts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1304\">RFK Jr. Clashes With CNN\u2019s Dana Bash, Blames Fauci for COVID Failures<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alabama has opened its own investigation as well, making Fauci the target of state probes in at least three states.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday\u2019s hearing followed Sen. Rand Paul\u2019s release of more than 1,000 pages from Fauci\u2019s personal pandemic-era diary. The Kentucky Republican, who chairs the committee, said the documents showed Fauci\u2019s private views on the pandemic response did not match what he told the American public at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Fauci declined to answer dozens of questions during the nearly three-hour hearing, invoking the Fifth Amendment even in response to trivial queries about the color of his tie and the carpet in the room. Paul also had one of Fauci\u2019s attorneys removed from the hearing after the lawyer repeatedly tried to speak without being recognized.<\/p>\n<p>Paul said the Senate will vote next week on whether to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1303\">Blanche Nears Confirmation as AG After Killing Off $1.8B Weaponization Payout Fund<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced he is opening an investigation into Dr. Anthony Fauci after the former National Institute of Allergy and\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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