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Rand Paul Releases Fauci Diary Entries Covering April 2020 Pandemic Period

The release of personal diary entries by a sitting senator raises questions about the legal basis for their acquisition and what additional documents remain under congressional review.

The Congressional Times · July 26, 2026

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) released diary entries attributed to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and former chief medical adviser to the White House, according to reporting by the New York Post published in July 2026. The entries, dated as early as April 2020, are described as containing personal reflections from Fauci during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, a period during which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded more than 60,000 U.S. COVID-19 deaths, per CDC historical data.

Paul, a longstanding congressional critic of Fauci, has used his Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee platform to pursue oversight of federal pandemic response decisions. His office has not publicly specified the legal mechanism — subpoena, voluntary production, or other process — through which the diary entries were obtained. The Congressional Times has not independently verified the authenticity of the documents. No court filing or committee disclosure reviewed as of publication confirms the chain of custody for the materials.

Fauci served as NIAID director from 1984 until his retirement in December 2022 and held the title of Chief Medical Adviser to the President from January 2021 through that date, per NIH public records. He testified before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic in June 2024. In that testimony, as recorded in the congressional record, Fauci addressed questions about pandemic policy decisions including social distancing guidelines and the origins of SARS-CoV-2.

Paul's Senate office did not respond to requests clarifying whether the diary release was part of a formal committee proceeding or a unilateral public disclosure. If the materials were produced pursuant to a subpoena or committee request, a corresponding committee report or Senate record would document that process. If they were obtained through other means, no public federal record currently reviewed by The Congressional Times establishes that basis.

What remains unknown: the legal mechanism by which the diary entries were acquired; whether Fauci has confirmed or contested their authenticity; whether any additional documents are under active congressional review; and whether the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has opened a formal inquiry associated with this release. A committee disclosure, subpoena record, or official statement from Fauci's representatives would answer those questions.

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