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Rand Paul subpoenas Fauci, releases diary suggesting lab-leak doubts

7/28/2026

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Sen. Rand Paul released 1,100 pages of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s diary and subpoenaed him to testify before Senate Homeland Security Committee.
Paul cited a Jan. 26, 2020 entry saying the Wuhan market was an amplifier, not the source, and that Fauci privately noted uncertainty and possible lab leak, indicating dishonesty about virus’s origin.
Paul accused Fauci of lying to Congress about NIH funding of gain-of-function work at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

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Sen. Rand Paul released 1,100 pages of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s diary and subpoenaed him to testify before Senate Homeland Security Committee.
Paul cited a Jan. 26, 2020 entry saying the Wuhan market was an amplifier, not the source, and that Fauci privately noted uncertainty and possible lab leak, indicating dishonesty about virus’s origin.
Paul accused Fauci of lying to Congress about NIH funding of gain-of-function work at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.