Fauci Diary Entries Reveal Call for Trump Impeachment

Senator Rand Paul, chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, posted a 203-page segment of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s private diary on his official website. The entry was part of a larger collection spanning 2001-July 2015 and pandemic-era notes previously released by Paul.

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Fauci’s diary shows a progressive deterioration of opinion toward the incoming administration. By March 2017, he described White House staff as “a scary bunch” and labeled the president and his team “truly unscrupulous” amid proposed 20 percent cuts to the National Institutes of Health. Earlier entries also note his reaction to the 2016 Access Hollywood tape, calling it disqualifying for “almost anyone else.”

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Newsweek contacted Dr. Fauci at Georgetown University, the White House, and the National Institutes of Health for comment; responses were pending at the time of publication. The Senate committee’s contempt referral—stemming from Fauci’s invocation of the Fifth Amendment 111 times during a hearing—has been forwarded to the Justice Department, which is not obligated to pursue the matter. Committee Democrats noted that Fauci could still face legal exposure despite a federal pardon covering conduct from January 1 2014 through January 19 2025.

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• “Trump is acting more and more bizarre. Should be impeached,” — Dr. Anthony Fauci

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• “Trump made a fool of himself.” — Dr. Anthony Fauci

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The Justice Department will decide whether to act on the contempt referral. No further hearings or deadlines have been announced.

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