Seventeen state attorneys general have formally requested aid from Republican congressional leaders to delve deeper into the origins of COVID-19 and explore possible legal actions against Dr. Anthony Fauci at the state level.
This concerted effort, spearheaded by South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, aims to circumvent the preemptive pardon issued by Joe Biden on his last day in office, which sought to shield Fauci from federal prosecution.
This pardon covers any federal offenses Fauci may have committed between January 1, 2014, and the date of the pardon.
“President Biden’s blanket pardon of Dr. Fauci is a shameful attempt to prevent accountability,” said Attorney General Wilson.
“We are fully prepared to take appropriate action to ensure justice is served if our findings indicate violations of state laws.”
The state attorneys general emphasize that the federal pardon does not preclude state-level legal actions and are actively seeking further details from Congress to facilitate state investigations and potential prosecutions.
In a forceful letter addressed to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, the attorneys general praised Congressional efforts to uncover potential misconduct and urged cooperation to pursue any violations of state laws.
The letter reads:
We, the undersigned Attorneys General, write to commend your work to promote transparency and accountability in studying the response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
As part of your continued efforts in holding malign actors accountable for their actions arising out of the Pandemic, if you believe that further findings or direct evidence that suggests there may have been any violation of state laws, please include us in any actions taken so that we may evaluate state-level courses of action.
Although former President Biden attempted to shield potential bad actors—like Dr. Anthony Fauci—from accountability via preemptive pardons, we are confident that state laws may provide a means to hold all actors accountable for their misconduct.
With respect to your work thus far, we read with great interest the findings of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic.1 We commend Chairman Brad Wenstrup and the subcommittee for their excellent work in exposing the fraud, waste, and abuse that plagued the pandemic response.
Equally as important, we commend the subcommittee for its attempt to hold government actors accountable, highlighting misrepresentations, evasions, and potential deceitfulness by high-ranking government officials.
The initiative follows the release of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic’s final report, which paints a damning picture of failure and possible misconduct at the highest levels of government, including by Dr. Fauci himself.
The report suggests that Fauci was involved in misleading public statements about the origins of COVID-19, mismanagement of funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and suppression of scientific debate regarding vaccine risks.
Key findings from the Congressional report include:
- Origins of COVID-19: There is suggestive evidence that Dr. Fauci worked to discredit the “lab leak” theory despite growing evidence in favor of it.
- Misleading Congress on NIH Funding: Allegations that Dr. Fauci provided false testimony regarding NIH-funded gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
- NIH Oversight Failures: Reports of mismanagement involving taxpayer funds intended for EcoHealth Alliance, which indirectly supported the controversial Wuhan lab.
- Suppression of Scientific Dissent: Accusations that prominent scientists who voiced concerns about vaccine risks were systematically silenced, curbing public discourse on potential adverse effects.
The coalition of attorneys general includes:
- Alan Wilson, South Carolina
- Jonathan Skrmetti, Tennessee
- John Guard, Acting Attorney General of Florida
- Liz Murrill, Louisiana
- Ken Paxton, Texas
- Steve Marshall, Alabama
- Raúl Labrador, Idaho
- Drew Wrigley, North Dakota
- Derek E. Brown, Utah
- Todd Rokita, Indiana
- Marty Jackley, South Dakota
- Tim Griffin, Arkansas
- Austin Knudson, Montana
- Andrew Bailey, Missouri
- Kris Kobach, Kansas
- John B. McCuskey, West Virginia
- Mike Hilgers, Nebraska
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