Louisiana AG Liz Murrill to investigate Fauci after Fifth Amendment
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced that her office will investigate Dr. Anthony Fauci following his decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment during a Senate hearing. The investigation aims to determine if Fauci committed offenses punishable under state law, despite a federal pardon.
Why it matters
This highlights the legal tension between federal pardons and state-level prosecutorial authority in high-profile political cases.
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said Saturday that her office will investigate Dr. Anthony Fauci, days after the former top health official invoked his Fifth Amendment right during a contentious Senate hearing. Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination 111 times during Wednesday's Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing and declined to answer lawmakers' questions. Murrill shared a Fox News Digital story on X noting that, despite receiving a federal pardon from former President Joe Biden, Fauci could still potentially face prosecution under state law. CAN FAUCI HIDE BEHIND THE FIFTH? GAME-CHANGING BIDEN PARDON MAY NOT PROVIDE COMPLETE COVER, EXPERTS SAY "Fauci lied," Murrill wrote. "Louisiana and Missouri deposed Dr. Fauci.
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