(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Wednesday followed through on his promise to investigate embattled Dr. Anthony Fauci after the former White House COVID czar repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment during a tense Senate hearing.
Uthmeier issued an investigative subpoena to Fauci as part of his ongoing probe into awards, professional opportunities, financial incentives, grants and other matters related to Fauci’s COVID-19 guidance.
Uthmeier was joined by West Virginia Attorney General John McCuskey and Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill.
Specifically, Uthmeier is seeking records related to a roughly $900,000 Dan David Foundation award Fauci received in 2021, including the application and documents explaining the basis for the award.
I joined John Roberts on Fox News to announce our subpoena to Anthony Fauci as we investigate his apparent self-dealing during COVID. pic.twitter.com/J4LAyPsyLl
— Attorney General James Uthmeier (@AGJamesUthmeier) August 5, 2026
The subpoena came after Fauci declined to answer questions from Senate Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee during a hearing focused on his newly released government notes.
The notes, written by Fauci as he led the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, appeared to reveal that some of his private views differed from positions he publicly promoted.
The notes also showed Fauci repeatedly pursuing media opportunities, awards and other forms of professional recognition while serving in public office.
The state investigation appears to focus in part on those awards and professional opportunities.
According to the Florida attorney general’s office:
“Those entries detail substantial awards including an approximately $900,000 Dan David Foundation prize, a NIAID research grant to the University of Florida Scripps Biomedical Research program, offers of named professorships and book deals, board positions, private foundation partnerships, and other professional and financial opportunities concurrent with his federal role and public recommendations impacting Florida.”
Fauci served as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 1984 to 2022 and as chief medical adviser to former President Joe Biden.
“Government officials have a certain level of immunity in their official capacities, but if Fauci personally profited off of the ‘guidance’ he issued, that very well could have broken Florida law,” Uthmeier said.
McCuskey described Fauci’s refusal to answer questions from senators as “concerning.”
“The American people deserve to know if they or their elected leaders were misled or manipulated,” he added.
Meanwhile, Murrill vowed that the “truth will come out” in a statement.
