ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 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.<\/p>\n
Uthmeier made the declaration via X, claiming that \u201cFauci\u2019s lack of candor to Congress is unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n
Republican federal lawmakers have been heavily critical of Fauci, who repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment and refused to answer questions<\/a> from senators during a committee hearing this week over his handling of the pandemic.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s past time we get the truth of what happened during COVID,\u201d Uthmeier wrote.<\/p>\n Fauci’s lack of candor to Congress is unbelievable.<\/p>\n My office is launching an investigation into Dr. Fauci. It’s past time we get the truth of what happened during COVID.<\/p>\n \u2014 Attorney General James Uthmeier (@AGJamesUthmeier) July 29, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky subpoenaed Fauci<\/a> to appear before the Senate committee. It\u2019s part of Paul\u2019s yearslong accusations<\/a> that the now-retired infectious disease expert had lied about the pandemic, something Fauci has called \u201cpreposterous.\u201d<\/a> <\/p>\n