By Morgan SweeneyThe Center SquareAfter Wednesday morning’s congressional hearing with former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci where he declined to answer any questions and instead pleaded the Fifth Amendment, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced he is launching an investigation into Fauci. “My office is launching an investigation into Dr. Fauci. Uthmeier is the first state attorney general to announce an investigation into Fauci, though as the Financial Times reported, others have threatened to since the pandemic. Congress has questioned Fauci before, but access to the former director’s written personal thoughts prompted Republican lawmakers to again challenge him on Capitol Hill. Paul said the diary provided evidence that Fauci’s private thoughts did not align with his public health decisions.