Louisiana Launches Investigation Into Anthony Fauci

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced Saturday that her office will investigate whether the former federal health official committed offenses that could be prosecuted under state law.

The announcement came days after Fauci declined to answer lawmakers’ questions during a contentious hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

Fauci invoked his constitutional right against self-incrimination 111 times during Wednesday’s hearing.

Murrill says questions remain about Fauci’s conduct and previous testimony.

“Fauci lied,” Murrill wrote on X while sharing a Fox News Digital report about the possibility of state prosecution.

“Louisiana and Missouri deposed Dr. Fauci,” she continued. “At the time, he claimed to not recall many key details of his own actions, and now we are discovering contemporaneous records he kept.”

Murrill said Louisiana will join investigations already announced in Alabama and Florida.

“Louisiana will join Alabama & Florida in investigating Fauci and whether he committed any other offenses that could be pursued in our State courts,” she wrote.

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

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry welcomed the move, noting that he participated in previous legal efforts involving Fauci while serving as the state’s attorney general.

“As someone who was Attorney General alongside Eric Schmitt, and deposed Dr. Fauci, I am happy to have Louisiana join Alabama and Florida!” Landry wrote on X.

Fauci received a federal pardon from former President Joe Biden. Presidential pardons, however, cover federal offenses and do not prevent states from examining potential violations of their own laws.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced a separate investigation Thursday following the Senate hearing. Uthmeier told Fox News Digital that his office was reviewing “any and all potential violations of Florida law.”

Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who is running for governor, has also called for state-level scrutiny.

Tuberville alleged that Fauci bears responsibility for deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic and argued that Biden’s pardon would not protect him from state prosecution. Those claims remain Tuberville’s accusations, and no state charges against Fauci were described in the information provided.

“The ‘pardon’ signed by Joe Biden’s autopen doesn’t apply to state-level crimes,” Tuberville said.

“When I’m governor of Alabama, I will look into ways we can hold Fauci accountable for all of the Alabamians who died under his watch.”

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🚨 JUST IN: Florida, Alabama and Louisiana have just launched investigations into DR. FAUCI

State-level investigations are NOT covered under the autopen pardon 🔥

Leave no stone unturned, Fauci MUST face consequences!

GOV. RON DESANTIS: “This is a guy that was drinking his own… pic.twitter.com/VUyDQd3Axn

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) August 3, 2026