Overview
- Sen. Rand Paul posted more than 1,000 pages of what he says are Dr. Anthony Fauci’s near-daily diaries from December 2019 through December 2022 in late July 2026 as part of his committee’s oversight work.
- Many entries record Fauci’s intense media attention and self-awareness of celebrity, with May 2020 notes describing his ‘national and international fame’ and multiple daily press mentions.
- The diaries detail friction with Trump administration officials, including complaints that White House communications blocked or limited his television appearances and strained internal messaging.
- Pages from early 2020 record internal scientific discussions about the virus’s origin and include language that downplayed the wet market as the initial source, a passage Republicans now cite on the lab-leak question.
- Fauci has not publicly confirmed the excerpts’ authenticity, the release precedes his subpoenaed testimony, and coverage is split along partisan lines as Republicans press accountability while Democrats emphasize context and a prior presidential pardon that narrowed criminal exposure.