Rand Paul

Paul argued the diary entries support his claims that Fauci was aware of questions surrounding the origins of COVID-19 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: early on, he knew the Wuhan market was not the source of COVID,” Paul wrote on X. “And he let the country believe otherwise anyway. Tomorrow he testifies, under oath, and this time the receipts are in his own handwriting.”

Among the entries highlighted by Republicans are Fauci’s private notes about his rising public profile during the pandemic, including references to media coverage and awards, and discussions surrounding the possibility of a laboratory origin of the virus.

FAUCI’S PRIVATE COVID-19 DIARIES: SIX TAKEAWAYS ON FAME, PRIZE MONEY, AND THE LAB LEAK DEBATE

The documents also detail Fauci’s interactions with scientists and officials as debate over COVID-19’s origins continued.