AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Louisiana launches Fauci investigation as three states now pursue potential state charges
Louisiana's attorney general announced a state investigation into Dr. Anthony Fauci days after he invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times before a Senate committee, making Louisiana the third state to signal that Joe Biden's federal pardon may not shield Fauci from accountability. Attorney General Liz Murrill made the announcement Saturday on X, accusing Fauci of […] The post Louisiana launches Fauci investigation as three states now pursue potential state charges appeared first on American Almanac .
Louisiana's attorney general announced a state investigation into Dr. Anthony Fauci days after he invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times before a Senate committee, making Louisiana the third state to signal that Joe Biden's federal pardon may not shield Fauci from accountability. Attorney General Liz Murrill made the announcement Saturday on X, accusing Fauci of lying under oath and pointing to newly surfaced records that she says contradict testimony he gave during an earlier deposition. Florida and Alabama had already opened their own inquiries, and the rapid pile-on from Republican-led states marks a coordinated effort to test whether state courts can reach conduct that a presidential pardon placed beyond federal prosecutors' grasp. …Open