The next interrogation for Anthony Fauci, the ex-chief of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and once Joe Biden’s key COVID-19 pandemic adviser, appears to be lining up.
Last week he appeared before a U.S. Senate committee and, despite having in hand a presidential pardon from Biden, refused to answer questions 111 times, prompting analysts to suggest he by his actions may have publicly repudiated the pardon.
But now James Uthmeier, Florida’s attorney general, who already had announced plans to investigate Fauci for allegedly injuring Florida residents, confirmed a subpoena has been issued for his testimony.
Significantly, Biden’s pardon doesn’t protect Fauci from any state charges that could develop.
Uthmeier announced the action:
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
🚨 BREAKING: Florida AG James Uthmeier has issued FORMAL SUBPOENAS to Dr. Fauci, demanding wide-ranging documents related to “what he knew, when he knew it, and his doubts about the efficacy of the vaccines”
AG Uthmeier says there are MANY Florida laws Fauci may have vioIated by… pic.twitter.com/vEBuXT2HeT
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) August 5, 2026
He said the subpoena for Fauci was issued under Florida state law and the questions will include what he knew and when he knew it.
That’s because Fauci’s public statements during the pandemic now are known to be in direct conflict with his own beliefs, expressed in a personal diary he kept on government computers and now has been made public.
One key subject that was new to the fight was Uthmeier’s questions about Fauci’s “self-dealing.”
He said there’s evidence Fauci was trying to profit, personally, from the events, through book deals and awards that he sought.
“This is wrong and it could go toward deceptive trade practices, fraud,” Uthmeier said, citing the evidence Fauci himself has revealed.
In emails, for instance, he was asking subordinates to work on applications for awards, including one with a cash compensation of $900,000.
Key is where that money ended up, Uthmeier said.
Uthmeier said a lot of Florida people were hurt and suffered.
“Was he pursuing profit or was he trying to protect the people of Florida?” he wondered. Fauci’s diary statements “scream of fame and fortune.”
If Fauci is found to have been seeking personal fame and fortune, he “could have problems,” Uthmeier said.
