Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced on Saturday that her office will be investigating Dr. Anthony Fauci to determine whether he committed any offenses that can be pursued under state law, joining similar efforts underway in Alabama and Florida.
The announcement comes days after Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 100 times during a contentious Senate hearing led by Sen. Rand Paul examining the COVID-19 pandemic response and origins.
Murrill pointed to newly released personal diary entries and work records that Paul made public, which she said contradict Fauci’s earlier claims during depositions that he could not recall key details of his own actions.
In a post on X, Murrill 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 other offenses that could be pursued in our State courts.”