Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announces that Louisiana will launch an investigation into former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) chief Anthony Fauci. Murrill says the inquiry follows what she describes as an explosive U.S. Senate hearing and additional claims from Fauci-related testimony. She also states that Fauci lied under deposition, and she frames the investigation around whether any offenses can be pursued under state law.
Murrill says Louisiana will join other states that have already announced similar efforts, including Alabama and Florida. The stated focus is to determine whether Fauci committed other crimes or offenses that a state could investigate and prosecute.
The announcements rely on assertions tied to deposition testimony and the Senate hearing record, but the reported materials do not describe specific alleged acts beyond the claim that false statements occurred and the intent to examine potential state-law violations. The investigations are presented as separate state actions rather than part of a single coordinated federal process.
