Fauci congressional investigation and pardon dispute
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Newly released texts on Fauci and mask mandates
Michael Osterholm stated in a text message that he has been consistent in his messaging about the limited benefit of cloth face coverings since April 2020.
Michael Osterholm wrote in a text message that none of the studies the CDC uses to support its statement on face cloth coverings stand up to scientific scrutiny.
Several German states mandated N95-grade masks in public.
Legal Defense Fund Established for Anthony Fauci Amid Mounting Investigations
Fauci retired in 2022 after directing the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for nearly four decades.
Lawyers representing Dr. Anthony Fauci have established a legal defense fund on his behalf.
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress.
“Dr. Fauci has not done anything wrong, and we are prepared to fight back against this shameful harassment of an honorable man who dedicated his career to saving lives.”
Former Fauci advisor pleads guilty to conspiring to conceal COVID-19 records
“By pleading guilty today, Dr. Morens has taken responsibility for what he did, and he will continue to do so,”
Former Fauci adviser pleads guilty to concealing Covid records
The FBI said in 2023 that a leak from a Wuhan laboratory likely caused the pandemic, a claim China said had 'no credibility whatsoever'
Morens was indicted in April on charges related to an alleged scheme to thwart public records requests received by the agency beginning in April 2020 related to Covid-19 research grants, according to prosecutors
The China-based lab had received a sub-award from the company that had received the NIH grant
“By pleading guilty today, Dr. Morens has taken responsibility for what he did, and he will continue to do so,”
Former Fauci advisor pleads guilty to concealing COVID-19 records
David Morens pleaded guilty to conspiring to evade records requests involving COVID-19 research grants.
Morens's attorney Timothy Belevetz said Morens has taken responsibility for his actions.
NIH terminated the grant titled 'Understanding the Risk of Bat coronavirus Emergence' based on allegations that COVID-19 emerged from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
“By pleading guilty today, Dr. Morens has taken responsibility for what he did, and he will continue to do so,”
Rand Paul targets Anthony Fauci with DOJ probe
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson announced he had gained possession of Fauci's government-issued cellphone from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Fauci's pardon protects his actions taken between 2014 through January 19, 2025, from federal prosecution only.
Frank Bowman is a professor emeritus of law at the University of Missouri and a former federal and state prosecutor.
“First, the possibility that he might say something false and be prosecutable for perjury under federal law. Second, possibility that something he said might conceivably be used by some state government to prosecute him criminally.”
Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer Covid questions
Fauci's lawyer David Schertler called the contempt resolution a continuation of Senator Paul's personal vendetta against Dr. Fauci.
Fauci received a pardon from President Joe Biden covering acts from 2014 through the January 2025 day it was issued.
Fauci said in a statement that he had good reason to fear criminal charges given Paul's public pledges that Fauci would end up behind bars.
“This is just another example of boys gone wild, tearing loose from the mores of procedure, regular order, constitutional doctrine to vindicate some political vendetta,”
Three state attorneys general subpoena Anthony Fauci over Covid guidance
Fauci has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing related to his handling of the Covid pandemic response.
The subpoena asks Fauci to provide documents related to alleged self-dealing from Jan. 3, 2020, through the present day by Aug. 31.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced on Wednesday that his office is joining two other states in issuing a subpoena to Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Louisiana launches investigation into Dr. Fauci following Senate hearing
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry expressed support for Louisiana joining Alabama and Florida in investigating Fauci.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville is running for Alabama governor.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville said Fauci's federal pardon does not shield him from potential state prosecutions because presidential pardons apply only to offenses against the United States.
“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.”
Fauci's Fifth report fuels vows to haul him into court despite Biden pardon
DeSantis called Fauci the "most destructive bureaucrat in the history of the United States of America" when asked on Fox News to respond to diary entries.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville told Fox News Digital that the presidential pardon cannot prevent prosecution at the state level under the Constitution.
Lt. Gov. Jay Collins said he couldn't get care from Veterans Affairs unless he had a COVID-19 shot.
Anthony Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment at Senate Covid hearing, faces contempt vote
The FBI assessed in 2023 that a laboratory-related incident is the most likely origin of the pandemic.
Fauci declined to answer more than 100 questions at the hearing.
Fauci served as director of NIAID for 38 years and advised seven presidents.
“I said from the beginning that the Virus came from the Wuhan Laboratory in China. Fauci strongly disagreed, always trying to protect China,”
Anthony Fauci testifies before Senate panel on COVID origins; invokes 5th Amendment, clashes with Sen. Rand Paul
Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times during the hearing.
Former President Joe Biden issued a pre-emptive pardon to Fauci before leaving office.
Paul ordered security to remove Fauci's attorney, David Schertler, from the hearing room.