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GOP Senators Release Fauci Texts Discussing COVID-19 Vaccine Risks for Pregnant Women
8/11/2026, 4:07:22 AM
Background of the investigation
Senators Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) obtained texts and voicemails from Dr. Anthony Fauci’s government-issued cellphone, covering 2014 through December 2022. The senators say the release is part of a probe into Fauci’s pandemic statements.
Content of the January 2021 exchange
In a January 2021 group chat with CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky and Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, Fauci warned that “many people have significant cytokine storm and fever after the 2nd dose, this theoretically could be associated with miscarriage in the 1st trimester.” He also cited the CDC’s V-safe system, which had enrolled more than 15,000 pregnant women, and the FDA’s finding of “no red flags” among over 10,000 pregnant trial participants. Fauci added, “I would rather take my chances with the vaccine than getting infected while I’m pregnant.”
Official and political reactions
Johnson called the texts “truly sick” and said they illustrate a “tip of the iceberg” problem, arguing that pregnant women are being “coerced… to get an experimental gene therapy as early as the first trimester.” He emphasized the need for “public safety” and “informed consent,” noting his staff could not guarantee complete preservation of the material.
Data and statistics cited
- CDC V-safe: >15,000 pregnant participants.
- FDA-reviewed trials: >10,000 pregnant participants with no safety “red flags.”
- NEJM study (June 2021): 827 vaccinated pregnancies, 104 spontaneous abortions; Johnson highlighted that 127 vaccinations occurred in the first or second trimester, yielding an 82 % miscarriage rate among early-trimester vaccinations according to his interpretation.
Verbatim quotes
- “I asked around a bit more and another issue came up that you need to be aware of. Since many people have significant cytokine storm and fever after the 2nd dose, this theoretically could be associated with miscarriage in the 1st trimester.” — Dr. Anthony Fauci
- “COVID-19 can be a serious disease especially in pregnancy.” — Dr. Anthony Fauci
- “I would rather take my chances with the vaccine than getting infected while I’m pregnant, because of the adverse effect and adverse outcome on pregnancy.” — Dr. Anthony Fauci
- “We tell pregnant women don’t even have a glass of wine and yet we coerce them, convince them, sometimes mandate them, to get an experimental gene therapy as early as the first trimester.” — Ron Johnson
- “My staff can’t guarantee that everything was preserved.” — Ron Johnson
- “This is going to take time, but when my staff saw this… it immediately impacts public safety, immediately impacts informed consent.” — Ron Johnson
