Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is opening a state investigation after Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 110 times during a Senate hearing.Senator Joni Ernst urged the Justice Department to pursue contempt charges and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, led by Rand Paul, plans a vote to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress despite a pardon from Joe Biden covering actions through earlier this year.Legal scholars including
Ryan Goodman say the presidential pardon relieves criminal exposure for covered acts but does not automatically compel testimony, and
Donald Trump’s public remarks have added confusion about legal options.