ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced on Wednesday afternoon that his office will be launching an investigation into Anthony Fauci, a former chief medical adviser during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Uthmeier made the declaration via X, claiming that “Fauci’s lack of candor to Congress is unbelievable.”
Republican federal lawmakers have been heavily critical of Fauci, who repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment and refused to answer questions from senators during a committee hearing this week over his handling of the pandemic.
“It’s past time we get the truth of what happened during COVID,” Uthmeier wrote.
Fauci’s lack of candor to Congress is unbelievable.
My office is launching an investigation into Dr. Fauci. It’s past time we get the truth of what happened during COVID.
— Attorney General James Uthmeier (@AGJamesUthmeier) July 29, 2026
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky subpoenaed Fauci to appear before the Senate committee. It’s part of Paul’s yearslong accusations that the now-retired infectious disease expert had lied about the pandemic, something Fauci has called “preposterous.”
Paul closed the hearing by saying lawmakers will vote next week on whether to hold the now-retired infectious-disease expert in contempt for refusing to testify.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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