Three state attorneys general subpoena Anthony Fauci over Covid guidance

Key Points:

• Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, along with attorneys general from West Virginia and Louisiana, issued a subpoena to Dr. Anthony Fauci alleging he profited from his Covid-19 pandemic recommendations, seeking documents related to awards, financial incentives, and guidance impacting Florida.
• Uthmeier accused Fauci of prioritizing self-promotion through book deals and awards while allegedly misleading Floridians about vaccine safety, referencing Fauci’s recently released journal entries from his time as NIAID director.
• The subpoena demands documents about Fauci’s financial dealings, vaccine efficacy, natural immunity, adverse events, and communications with vaccine manufacturers from January 2020 to the present, with a deadline of August 31.
• Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment during a Senate committee hearing to avoid answering questions about the pandemic response, prompting the committee to consider holding him in contempt, with a vote expected and potential referral to the Justice Department.
• Despite President Biden’s preemptive pardon of Fauci, committee Republicans argue Fauci waived his Fifth Amendment rights by addressing related subjects in his testimony, amid ongoing controversy over his handling of the pandemic and virus origins.