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Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced Saturday that her office will open an investigation into former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Dr. Anthony Fauci. The announcement follows Fauci’s appearance Wednesday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, where he exercised his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination 111 times while declining to respond to lawmakers’ questions.
Murrill stated that Fauci made false statements during prior depositions in Louisiana and Missouri, claiming memory lapses about significant aspects of his role even as contemporaneous records have since emerged. She emphasized that despite receiving a federal pardon from former President Joe Biden, state-level prosecution remains possible since presidential pardons do not shield individuals from violations of state law.
Louisiana now joins Alabama and Florida in launching formal investigations into Fauci’s conduct. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced his office would examine potential violations of Florida law Thursday, while Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama has stated his intention to pursue accountability if elected governor, noting that Biden’s pardon applies only to federal crimes.
Tuberville contended that Fauci bears responsibility for millions of American deaths and tens of thousands in Alabama specifically. He indicated that as governor, he would explore paths to file state charges and encourage private civil litigation against Fauci by affected Alabamians.
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