# Louisiana AG says state will investigate Fauci after Senate hearing

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/louisiana-ag-says-state-will-investigate-fauci-after-senate-hearing/
- Published: 2026-08-02T13:12:19+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-02T14:08:34+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hill (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/6004201-louisiana-investigates-dr-fauci/
- Topics: Government, Politics

## Key points

- Louisiana’s attorney general plans a state investigation into Anthony Fauci.
- Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment during a contentious Senate hearing.
- No charges or specific state offences have been announced.

## Summary

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said her office would investigate former US infectious-disease official Dr Anthony Fauci after he invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a Senate hearing. The announcement adds a state-level legal dimension to Republican efforts to scrutinise Fauci’s role in the COVID-19 response, although no charges or specific alleged state-law violations were announced.

Fauci declined to answer more than 100 questions at the hearing, chaired by Republican Senator Rand Paul, who has long accused him of misleading Congress; Fauci denies wrongdoing and said the hearing aimed to secure testimony that could be used against him. Former President Joe Biden issued Fauci a pre-emptive federal pardon in early 2025, but such a pardon does not apply to possible state offences, which Louisiana officials cited as grounds for examining the matter.

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