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Fauci Lawyers Establish Independent Trust to Finance Multi‑State Legal Fight

The trust is meant to pay legal costs for overlapping state and federal inquiries and places control of distributions with an outside corporate trustee.

Anthony Fauci, the former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and medical advisor to several U.S. presidents, attends a U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 29, 2026. Anthony Fauci declined to answer questions, invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
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  • Fauci's legal team announced the Anthony S. Fauci M.D. Legal Defense Fund on Friday to cover attorneys' fees and administrative costs as investigations multiply.
  • The fund is set up as a trust with an independent corporate trustee and an outside reviewer for invoices, and Fauci will not receive any payments from it.
  • Republican oversight has referred contempt findings and records to prosecutors and at least five state attorneys general have opened or expanded probes and issued subpoenas.
  • A 2025 presidential pardon covers alleged federal acts through that date, which complicates chances of federal prosecution and shifts the spotlight to state-level legal actions.
  • The release of Fauci's diary entries and a former aide's guilty plea have intensified scrutiny, and lawyers expect prolonged litigation over contempt referrals, pardon limits and Fifth Amendment issues that may shape future public‑health service.