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House adopts resolution saying federal pardon for Dr. Anthony Fauci would not bar state charges
Summary
On Feb. 3, 2025, the Idaho House adopted House Concurrent Resolution 5, a nonbinding statement that a federal pardon for Dr. Anthony Fauci would not extend to potential state prosecution. The measure drew sharply divided debate about federalism and the practice of naming an uncharged individual on the House floor and passed on a recorded vote.
The Idaho House of Representatives on Feb. 3 passed House Concurrent Resolution 5, a resolution stating that a federal pardon issued to Dr. Anthony Fauci would not prevent potential state prosecutions, the chamber announced after a recorded vote that the clerk reported as 56 ayes and 14 nays.
Representative from District 14, who presented the resolution, said the measure’s "main purpose is actually just saying that that federal pardon may give the doctor Anthony Fauci the pardon for those federal crimes, but it doesn't allude to any state crimes that would potentially can be committed or charged…
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