Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times"Fauci lied," Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill wrote on X on Aug. 1. Murrill said the investigation would look at whether Fauci committed any crimes for which state prosecutors could charge him. Florida's attorney general said on July 29, also after Fauci's appearance before the Senate, that his office was opening an investigation into Fauci. "It's past time we get the truth of what happened during COVID," Attorney General James Uthmeier said in a post on X. Attorneys general from 17 states, including Alabama, Florida, and Louisiana, later in 2025 said they were conducting a joint investigation into Fauci for allegedly making misleading statements and suppressing scientific debate.