The plan was simple. Fauci walks into the Senate, answers questions, and clears his name. That was the plan. Instead, he refused to speak. He invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination over 100 times. He sat in a hearing on Wednesday and said nothing of substance. Now the states are moving in. Louisiana has officially joined Alabama and Florida to investigate Fauci for possible crimes. This is a massive shift. He thought a federal pardon would stop them. It did not.
Attorney General Liz Murrill made the announcement on Saturday. She said the former official lied about his own records. "Fauci lied. Louisiana and Missouri deposed Dr. Fauci."
Fauci 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. Louisiana will join Alabama & Florida in investigating Fauci and whether he committed any… pic.twitter.com/QWFI3GxeoM
— Attorney General Liz Murrill (@AGLizMurrill) August 1, 2026
According to reports, although he asserts that he remembers few crucial specifics regarding his own conduct then, records from that era which he maintained are currently coming to light. She confirmed the new legal path. Murrill stated that Louisiana will team up with Alabama and Florida to look into Fauci and any additional crimes he might have committed that are actionable within our State courts. That story connects to Rand Paul Unloads on Fauci After 111 Times He Broke Congress Silence. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier launched his probe right after the hearing. He called the behavior shocking.
"Fauci's lack of candor to Congress is unbelievable," he posted on X. Dr. Fauci is the subject of an investigation being launched by my office. The truth of what happened during COVID is long overdue. Even Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama weighed in. He called the death toll staggering. (more on that in Fauci Invokes Fifth Amendment 106 Times in Hawley Hearing) "Anthony Fauci is responsible for the deaths of millions of Americans and tens of thousands of Alabamians," Tuberville told Fox News.
Here is the thing. Joe Biden signed a preemptive pardon for Fauci on his last day in office. Many thought this ended the story. It does not. "The 'pardon' signed by Joe Biden's autopen doesn't apply to state-level crimes," Tuberville said.
This is the critical point. A president can stop federal charges. He cannot stop a state attorney general from doing their job. Governor Jeff Landry of Louisiana welcomed the news. He had already deposed Fauci back in 2022 when he was the state attorney general. Senator Rand Paul, who ran the hearing, promised to share evidence with Florida. He is pushing for Fauci to be held in contempt for refusing to answer. While the Senate debates, NFL coach Vic Fangio mocked the moment. He joked that he might take the Fifth too. The room laughed. But the legal reality for Fauci is no laughing matter.
The sequence is clear. First, he hid behind silence. Then, he hoped for a pardon. Now, three states are digging into the files. This matters to you because it shows that power has limits. A former official cannot hide from the law just because he held a high title.
The records he kept are being found. The lies are being exposed. The federal shield is gone, but the state courts are wide open. We will see if these investigations lead to real charges. We will see if the truth forces accountability. The states have made their position clear. They want the facts. They want the truth. The silence is over. The investigation has begun.