{"id":175682,"date":"2026-08-07T05:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T03:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/?p=175682"},"modified":"2026-08-07T05:29:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T03:29:12","slug":"fauci-falls-for-trots-mot-kongressen-nu-kommer-nasta-small","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/fauci-is-in-hot-water-for-defying-congress-now-the-next-blow-is-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"Fauci Convicted of Contempt of Congress\u2014Now Comes the Next Blow"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pressure on Anthony Fauci is mounting rapidly. As the Senate refers his case to the Department of Justice, three U.S. states are now demanding documents to investigate whether the pandemic\u2019s most influential public health official profited from the policies he himself advocated.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Anthony Fauci<\/strong>, who headed the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and became one of the most prominent figures during the COVID-19 pandemic, is now facing pressure from several quarters, reports <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/fauci-congress-justice-department-c068561f3d2adddd0a659e099c212c49\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Senate Committee on Homeland Security has voted to keep him in custody in defiance of Congress after he invoked the Fifth Amendment\u2019s protection against self-incrimination 111 times during last week\u2019s hearing. The matter has since been referred to the U.S. Department of Justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Three states are following Fauci's guidelines<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But at the same time, a new front is opening up. The attorneys general of Florida, Louisiana, and West Virginia have served Fauci with subpoenas and are demanding documents from January 2020 through August 2026. Among other things, they are investigating whether Fauci may have personally profited from health advice he simultaneously provided in his public capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2013 Government officials have a certain degree of immunity in their official capacities, but if Fauci personally profited from the \u2019guidance\u2019 he issued, it may very well have violated Florida law<\/em>, says Florida's Attorney General <strong>James Uthmeier<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The investigators are also requesting information on the vaccine's effectiveness and booster doses, natural immunity, possible side effects\u2014including myocarditis\u2014and communication with vaccine manufacturers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The diaries raised new questions<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lawsuits follow the publication of Fauci\u2019s personal diaries from the pandemic years. The investigation also covers financial opportunities that arose during his time as a federal official, including book deals, board positions, and awards. During the pandemic, Fauci was awarded the Dan David Prize, worth nearly one million dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The matter is with the Ministry of Justice<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, Senator Rand Paul has referred the matter to the Department of Justice. The department confirms that it has received the material and is reviewing it, but a referral from Congress does not automatically mean that Fauci will be charged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fauci's attorney <strong>David Schertler<\/strong> strikes back:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2013 Today\u2019s partisan committee vote is a blatant political stunt intended to punish Dr. Fauci for exercising his constitutional rights.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joe Biden's pardon covers potential federal crimes committed between 2014 and 2025, but does not protect Fauci from possible state-level prosecutions.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fauci was found guilty of contempt of Congress after refusing to answer 111 times. Now the pressure on the pandemic expert is mounting even further<\/p>","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":175684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[207,205],"tags":[1034,186],"class_list":["post-175682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-utrikes","category-nyheter","tag-anthony-fauci","tag-usa"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175682"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175682\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}