Former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr.Anthony Fauci may be spending more time in the Deep South than he envisioned after officials in Alabama and Florida announced plans to investigate whether he can be held accountable under state law for maladministration of the COVID-19 response.Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination 111 times during a Senate hearing Wednesday.Sen.
Josh Hawley, R-Mo., argued that former President Joe Biden’s blanket pardon eliminated Fauci’s federal criminal exposure for covered conduct and undercut his basis for refusing to answer.Sen.Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., alluded to that detail and told Fox News Digital that same pardon cannot prevent prosecution at the state level under the Constitution — which says presidential pardons cover "offences (sic) against the United States."CAN FAUCI HIDE BEHIND THE FIFTH? GAME-CHANGING BIDEN PARDON MAY NOT PROVIDE COMPLETE COVER, EXPERTS SAYSen.
Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., left; Anthony Fauci, center; Florida AG James Uthmeier, right.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Joe Burbank/Getty Images)"Anthony Fauci is responsible for the deaths of millions of Americans and tens of thousands of Alabamians," Tuberville told Fox News Digital.
"The ‘pardon’ signed by Joe Biden’s autopen doesn’t apply to state-level crimes.""When I’m governor of Alabama, I will look into ways we can hold Fauci accountable for all of the Alabamians who died under his watch," the former Auburn football icon said.TOP 5 MOMENTS FROM FAUCI'S HEARING: PAUL BOOTS LAWYER, MORENO ERUPTS AS CONTEMPT VOTE LOOMSRepublican Alabama Senator and former college football coach Tommy Tuberville.(Office of Senator Tommy Tuberville)Tuberville — who is favored to succeed term-limited Republican Gov.
Kay Ivey in November — indicated he would order Fauci to Montgomery, Alabama, as many times as he could to face state charges, and encouraged Alabamians to br...