Likely scenario if Florida files state criminal charges against Anthony Fauci: The case would start in Florida state court but would almost certainly be removed to federal court, where it would face major jurisdictional and immunity hurdles.
Current context (as of July 30, 2026)
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced an investigation into Fauci on July 29, 2026, right after Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment repeatedly at a Senate hearing. No charges have been filed. Biden’s preemptive federal pardon (covering potential federal offenses from 2014 through January 19, 2025) does not block state prosecutions. Governor Ron DeSantis has publicly noted that any case would need to establish violations of state law plus personal jurisdiction over Fauci.
Step-by-step likely path
1. Charges filed in Florida state court State prosecutors (AG’s office or a local state attorney) would bring the case under Florida criminal statutes. The case begins there because it is a state-law prosecution.
2. Removal to federal court is highly probable As a former federal official whose alleged conduct related to his official duties (NIAID director / White House COVID adviser), Fauci could remove the prosecution under 28 U.S.C. § 1442. That statute lets federal officers (or those acting under them) move state criminal cases to federal district court when the charges relate to acts “under color of” federal office. Once removed, the case stays in federal court. Florida prosecutors would still try it, applying Florida substantive criminal law under federal procedural rules. Appeals would go through the federal system (11th Circuit).
3. Supremacy Clause / official-duty immunity fight Fauci’s defense would almost certainly raise Supremacy Clause immunity (rooted in In re Neagle and later cases). Federal officials are protected from state prosecution when their actions were authorized by federal law and “necessary and proper” to carrying out federal duties. A federal judge would decide this, often early in the case. If the court finds the charged conduct fell within the reasonable scope of Fauci’s federal responsibilities, the prosecution would be barred.
4. Additional practical and legal obstacles
• Personal jurisdiction: Fauci lives in the Maryland/D.C. area, not Florida. Prosecutors would need to show Florida courts have authority over him (e.g., sufficient contacts with the state related to the alleged offenses).
• Territorial jurisdiction: Florida law generally requires that the offense (or a substantial part of its result) occurred in Florida (see Fla. Stat. § 910.005). Official federal policy decisions made in Washington face an uphill battle here.
• Prior Florida grand jury: A statewide COVID-related grand jury previously concluded it found no applicable Florida criminal statute suitable for indicting federal actors involved in the pandemic response.
• Specificity of charges: Vague claims about “COVID policies,” masks, lockdowns, or funding research would need to map onto concrete Florida crimes (e.g., specific homicide, fraud, or misconduct statutes) with evidence tying Fauci’s personal actions to harms in Florida. Broad policy disagreements do not automatically equal state crimes.
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artin Luther King Jr. was shot with a single .30-06 Springfield soft-point bullet (Remington-Peters manufacture, metal-jacketed) fired from a Remington Model 760 Gamemaster pump-action rifle.
This was a high-velocity hunting rifle, purchased by James Earl Ray under an alias shortly before the assassination. The bullet was recovered from his body during autopsy (often designated Q64 in forensic reports).
Distance
The shot was fired from a second-floor bathroom window in a rooming house (Bessie Brewer’s) across the street from the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. The approximate horizontal distance was about 205 feet (around 62–63 meters or ~70 yards), with a nearly level trajectory and slight downward angle due to the slight elevation difference.
Exit Wound and Wound Path
There was no clean through-and-through exit wound. The soft-point bullet deformed and fragmented after striking bone, which is typical behavior for that ammunition type (designed to expand on impact).
Key details from autopsy and forensic reports:
• The bullet struck King in the right cheek/jaw area (roughly 1–1.5 inches below the right side of the mouth or right mandible).
• It fractured the jawbone, caused a significant wound (around 3 inches in the right cheek), briefly exited the lower face/chin area, then re-entered the neck.
• It traveled downward, rearward, and from right to left: severing the spinal cord (at lower cervical/upper thoracic level), damaging major vessels (including the right subclavian artery, external jugular vein, and vertebral artery), crossing the right pleural cavity, and fracturing vertebrae.
• It lodged near the left scapula (shoulder blade) in the back, where it was recovered (deformed, with bullet fragments also noted).
Venous blood from a gunshot wound is dark red to maroon (deep burgundy or purplish-red).
Key details:
• Venous blood is deoxygenated (after delivering oxygen to tissues), so it appears darker than arterial blood.
• Typical appearance: dark crimson, maroon, chocolate-red, or brownish-red.
• Flow: Usually steady ooze or stream (not pulsatile spurting).
• Contrast with arterial blood: bright scarlet/red, often spurts with heartbeat.
In a real gunshot wound, blood color can be influenced by:
• Lighting conditions
• Mixing with tissue, fat, or other fluids
• Victim’s overall oxygenation (e.g., hypoxia makes it even darker)
• Depth and location of the injury
Newark, New Jersey Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested by federal agents on May 9, 2025, during a protest and congressional oversight visit at the Delaney Hall Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility. He was initially charged with trespassing, but the charges were dropped 13 days later.