{"id":2637519,"date":"2026-07-29T22:15:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T02:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-fauci-investigation-launched-bidens-pardon-cant-save-him-this-time\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T22:19:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T02:19:30","slug":"new-fauci-investigation-launched-bidens-pardon-cant-save-him-this-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-fauci-investigation-launched-bidens-pardon-cant-save-him-this-time\/","title":{"rendered":"New Fauci Investigation Launched &#8211; Biden&#8217;s Pardon Can\u2019t Save Him This Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-fauci-investigation-launched-bidens-pardon-cant-save-him-this-time%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2637519&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The provided content discusses the increasing scrutiny surrounding presidential pardons in the United States. It highlights recent developments, including investigations into dr. Anthony Fauci\u2019s conduct during the COVID-19 pandemic and questions about the scope of presidential pardon powers, especially regarding state offenses. Lawmakers like Senator Rand Paul and Attorney General James Uthmeier are examining whether presidential pardons offer complete immunity and clarifying their limitations at the state level. Additionally, Fauci was questioned in Congress and invoked the Fifth Amendment multiple times, prompting further legal questions about accountability and presidential authority. The overall focus is on the potential legal boundaries of presidential pardons and the ongoing efforts to hold officials accountable for pandemic-related actions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>It appears that many Americans are learning these days that sweeping presidential pardons are not as foolproof as some would have you believe.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s informative for swaths of Americans who will never sniff a presidential pardon \u2014 and potentially worrying news for those who have received one.<\/p>\n<p>And that means the heat may very well be rising on one Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director.<\/p>\n<p>Fauci has been highly criticized for the guidance he gave during the COVID-19 pandemic, with many Americans feeling that the draconian measures taken in the name of coronavirus were wholly unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Fauci was grilled by lawmakers on the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee about the origins of the coronavirus, which many critics accuse Fauci of not being completely forthright about.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/rand-paul-seeks-civil-contempt-charges-after-fauci-invokes-fifth-amendment-more-than-70-times\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, Fauci effectively avoided all questioning during the hearing, invoking the Fifth Amendment over 100 times.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing highlighted the absurdity of this better than when GOP Sen. Josh Hawley began to \u201cgrill\u201d Fauci with the most basic, straightforward questions imaginable \u2014 and yes, Fauci responded to these matters by pleading the Fifth, as well:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hawley: \u201cWhat day of the week is it today?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fauci: \u201c5th amendment\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hawley: \u201cWhat color tie are you wearing?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fauci: \u201c5th amendment\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hawley: \u201cWhat color is the carpet?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fauci: \u201c5th amendment.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IMhiRuQjfe\">pic.twitter.com\/IMhiRuQjfe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/greg_price11\/status\/2082470811814740471?\">July 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This behavior, in turn, had Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul openly wondering aloud if Fauci should be held in contempt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to have a vote next week on contempt. I think there\u2019s another legal question that the courts may have to decide upon,\u201d Paul said. \u201cAnd that is whether or not a presidential pardon offers you complete immunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Paul also pointed out that if presidential pardons <em>do <\/em>offer you \u201ccomplete immunity,\u201d there was no reason for Fauci to plead the Fifth as often as he did.)<\/p>\n<p>But while Paul is moving to answer the question just how powerful presidential pardons are, other lawmakers are making their own moves.<\/p>\n<p>That includes lawmakers like Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who seems aware that presidential pardons apply at an executive level \u2014 not at a state level.<\/p>\n<p>Investigative journalist Catherine Herridge explained on X:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">From the American Bar Association: \u201cA U.S. president has broad powers to issue pardons to individuals involved in criminal investigations. But are those powers unlimited? No, there are some limitations such as for offenses on a state level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a strong consensus among\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xlOv1WqZn0\">https:\/\/t.co\/xlOv1WqZn0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MrroBCUm0O\">pic.twitter.com\/MrroBCUm0O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Catherine Herridge (@C__Herridge) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/C__Herridge\/status\/2082528964833116618?\">July 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Herridge posted Wednesday: \u201cFrom the American Bar Association: \u2018A U.S. president has broad powers to issue pardons to individuals involved in criminal investigations. But are those powers unlimited? No, there are some limitations such as for offenses on a state level.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added a quote from Uthmeier: \u201cThere is a strong consensus among legal experts that a president cannot pardon someone for a state offense, as the Constitution notes \u2018offenses against the United States.\u2019 In other words, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexican-cartels-fentanyl-operations-benefit-from-migrant-border-crisis\/\" title=\"Mexican Cartels... Fentanyl Operations Benefit from Migrant Border Crisis\">state law enforcement authorities<\/a> could review any criminal allegations, without presidential intervention, to determine if they rise to the level of a state offense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And Uthmeier made clear on X that he intends to fully explore the limitations of these presidential pardons.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fauci\u2019s lack of candor to Congress is unbelievable.<\/p>\n<p>My office is launching an investigation into Dr. Fauci. It\u2019s past time we get the truth of what happened during COVID.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Attorney General James Uthmeier (@AGJamesUthmeier) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AGJamesUthmeier\/status\/2082501451452981742?\">July 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFauci\u2019s lack of candor to Congress is unbelievable,\u201d Uthmeier posted. \u201cMy office is launching an investigation into Dr. Fauci. 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