Senator Roger Marshall Calls for Special Counsel to Probe Anthony Fauci

Republican U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, a physician from Kansas, urged the appointment of a special counsel to investigate Dr. Anthony Fauci for alleged criminal wrongdoing. Marshall argued that Fauci’s long‑standing involvement in gain‑of‑function coronavirus research, his role in the origins of COVID‑19, and possible obstruction of congressional oversight merit an independent probe. He cited the plight of roughly 20 million Americans with long COVID and referenced a pardon granted by former President Joe Biden as a reason to remove political bias from any inquiry. Marshall made the appeal on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures” and in a letter to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, emphasizing that Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times during a recent hearing. The senator’s call seeks to examine federal funding of risky research and any cover‑up of pandemic‑era misconduct.