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Rand Paul Releases Fauci Diary, Names 20 Patients, Sparks Outcry

8/5/2026

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Rand Paul Leak

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) released 1,600 pages of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s diary naming 20 patients.
The dump disclosed cancer, Ebola and HIV details, including the child of White House aide Stephen Miller.
After backlash, Paul’s office posted a partially redacted version while health data stayed online, prompting Leslie Adelman to deem the release unconstitutional.
Privacy experts John Davisson and Sharona Hoffman said lawsuits would be difficult despite possible constitutional claims.

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Obama Diary

Former President Barack Obama called U.S. President Donald Trump a “hopeless idiot” and Donald Trump Jr. a “f***ing moron” in a November 4, 2021 diary entry.
At a Senate hearing, Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times and declined to answer more than 100 questions.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said his agency extracted the diary from government servers and gave it to the GOP-led committee.

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Rand Paul Leak

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) released 1,600 pages of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s diary naming 20 patients.
The dump disclosed cancer, Ebola and HIV details, including the child of White House aide Stephen Miller.
After backlash, Paul’s office posted a partially redacted version while health data stayed online, prompting Leslie Adelman to deem the release unconstitutional.
Privacy experts John Davisson and Sharona Hoffman said lawsuits would be difficult despite possible constitutional claims.

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