Alabama’s Attorney General Steve Marshall has signed onto a multi-state letter “demanding accountability” for Dr. Anthony Fauci’s alleged wrongdoings during the COVID-19 pandemic response.

Fauci was the public figurehead at the center of the government’s COVID-19 response for President Donald Trump’s first administration and former President Joe Biden.

Fauci became the subject of partisan attacks including unfounded accusations that he hid evidence that COVID-19 originated in a Chinese lab. He resigned from his position in 2022 after decades of serving as an infectious disease expert.

The letter, addressed to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, asks that Congress provide states with pertinent information regarding misconduct by Fauci.

Fauci received a pardon from Biden in January, but the Republican attorneys general argue that the pardon does not protect Fauci from state investigations or state-level actions.

The letter cites a GOP-led subcommittee that investigated the country’s response to COVID-19 and its origins but no evidence was ever found that Fauci misbehaved in any manner.

According to the Associated Press, the accusations that Fauci hid evidence of a Chinese lab leak causing the spread of COVID-19 were unproven.

Fauci stated during a committee hearing last June that he was open to either origin of COVID-19 but said there was no scientific evidence suggesting a lab leak caused the outbreak.

“Americans deserve full transparency and accountability for the decisions made during the pandemic—decisions that affected every aspect of their lives,” Marshall said.

“From misleading Congress on gain-of-function research to stifling debate on public health policies, Dr. Fauci’s actions have severely eroded public trust. While former President Biden may have surreptitiously shielded him from federal consequences, state laws remain a powerful tool for ensuring that no one is above accountability.”

The other attorneys general who signed onto the letter were from the following states: Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia.