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Louisiana, Florida AGs Probe Fauci After 111 Fifth Pleas

8/3/2026

Summary

Story summary

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced a probe of Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times at a Senate hearing on July 29, 2026.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced his office will examine possible state law violations by Fauci.
President Joe Biden’s 2025 pardon covers only federal offenses, leaving Dr. Anthony Fauci vulnerable to state prosecutions and a contempt vote by Senator Rand Paul’s committee.

History

Historical Context

The Watergate scandal began with the June 17 1972 break-in at the DNC and led the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities to hold televised hearings in May 1973, where White House counsel John Dean later testified. That partisan probe forced President Richard Nixon’s resignation in August 1974. Today, Louisiana AG Liz Murrill and Florida AG James Uthmeier’s investigations of Dr. Anthony Fauci echo those historic, politically charged inquiries.

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Story summary

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced a probe of Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times at a Senate hearing on July 29, 2026.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced his office will examine possible state law violations by Fauci.
President Joe Biden’s 2025 pardon covers only federal offenses, leaving Dr. Anthony Fauci vulnerable to state prosecutions and a contempt vote by Senator Rand Paul’s committee.

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