{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.marshall.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senator-marshall-calls-for-special-counsel-investigation-into-dr-fauci/", "Senator Marshall Calls for Special Counsel Investigation into Dr. Fauci", "2026-07-13", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "KS", "Roger Marshall", "M001198", "www.marshall.senate.gov", "marshall", "https://www.marshall.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "Washington \u2013 U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche calling for the appointment of a Special Counsel to investigate Dr. Anthony Fauci following the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) recent declassification of documents regarding the handling of COVID-19. As one of Congress\u2019s leading voices on COVID-19 origins and gain-of-function oversight since the start of the pandemic, Senator Marshall believes the newly declassified documents warrant an independent Special Counsel investigation into Dr. Fauci\u2019s role, as well as a review of former President Biden\u2019s pardon.\n\nIn his letter, Senator Marshall wrote:\n\n\u201cIf the pardon is valid, we must understand what conduct it covers. If the pardon was not validly authorized, it should not allow Dr. Fauci to skirt accountability. The pandemic imposed enormous costs on Kansas families, businesses, and communities, as well as on the entire country. The restoration of the public\u2019s trust demands an independent investigation of federal officials\u2019 conduct before, during, and even after the pandemic.\u201d\n\nIn the letter, Dr. Marshall requested that the Special Counsel examine:\n\nDr. Fauci\u2019s role in the origins of COVID-19, gain-of-function research funding, and obstruction of congressional oversight;\n\nWhether former President Biden personally authorized the autopen-signed pardon and whether it was lawfully executed; and\n\nThe full scope of the pardon and what conduct it covers.\n\nRead the full letter HERE.\n\nFor exclusive coverage of the letter, click HERE.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-14T07:08:55Z", "2026-07-14T07:10:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.marshall.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senator-marshall-calls-for-special-counsel-investigation-into-dr-fauci/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.481126993894577, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}