Rand Paul releases 1,100 pages of Fauci's private notes

Former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Dr. Anthony Fauci is facing renewed scrutiny after Senator Rand Paul released over 1,100 pages of the doctor's private notes, reigniting partisan debates over the federal COVID-19 response. The documents, which Senator Paul has characterized as a personal diary, were made public ahead of Fauci's scheduled testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday, July 29, 2026.

Senator Paul, who chairs the committee, has used the documents as part of his long-running investigation into the origins of COVID-19 and Fauci's role in the pandemic response. In a statement, Paul argued the entries confirm his claims that Fauci was aware of questions surrounding a potential laboratory origin of the virus while publicly supporting the natural-origin theory. "Years of stonewalling, years of the Washington establishment protecting Anthony Fauci, and now his own private diary confirms what I have said all along," Paul wrote.

The released pages include Fauci's reflections on his public profile during the pandemic. In one entry from March 2020, he wrote, "Press is going wild with me."...