Louisiana Attorney General Announces Investigation Into Dr. Anthony Fauci

Louisiana’s Attorney General announced that his office is investigating Dr. Anthony Fauci following the release of Fauci-authored materials and what the report describes as Fauci’s refusal to answer questions during a Senate hearing, the report said.

The report, published Monday, ties the decision to renewed public scrutiny of Fauci’s actions and public statements during the COVID-19 era. It says the Attorney General’s inquiry was prompted by the diary’s release and by Fauci not responding to certain lines of questioning when he appeared before a Senate body, though the report does not specify which questions or hearing date.

According to the same reporting, Louisiana is not alone in raising questions about Fauci’s conduct. The report states that officials in three states are either investigating or plan to investigate Fauci following the diary release and the Senate hearing events.

Fauci is described in the report as the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The report frames the investigation as part of a broader wave of state-level attention focused on whether public health officials complied with legal and accountability expectations, especially in the context of the pandemic response.

Because the investigation announcement is presented in the report without accompanying court filings, subpoenas, or state-agency documents, the precise scope, legal theories, and potential penalties are not detailed in the materials provided for this story. The report also does not identify specific statutes, investigative targets, or whether any particular records or witnesses are already under review.

The report further notes that the story’s original account was authored by Zachary Stieber for The Epoch Times, and then summarized and relayed by Zero Hedge. The Epoch Times is not itself an official legal source, so verification of the Attorney General’s announcement, its formal case number status, and any subsequent procedural steps would typically require review of Louisiana’s official announcements or the Attorney General’s filings.

If Louisiana’s investigation advances, the next stages would ordinarily involve document requests, sworn testimony, and potential enforcement actions depending on what investigators find. As with any state inquiry into a former federal health official, the process would also be expected to raise issues of administrative authority, the limits of state jurisdiction over federal actors, and due-process requirements for any subpoenas or proceedings.