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Rand Paul releases Fauci pandemic diaries showing early market doubts

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Rand Paul releases Fauci journals ahead of July 29 Senate hearing on COVID response

Jul 29, 2026

NewsNation segment previews Sen. Rand Paul's release of over 1,000 pages of Anthony Fauci's private pandemic journals ahead of Fauci's July 29 testimony before the Senate Homeland Security Committee. It highlights journal entries showing Fauci noting media attention and fame, early views on virus origins, and tensions with Trump and task force members. Giroir, a former task force member and testing lead, appears as guest criticizing Fauci's narcissism, alleged contradictions on testing and other issues, and calling for honesty on lab origins and gain-of-function research. The segment includes diary excerpts on masks and market role.

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Fauci diary entries detail March 2020 pressure on de Blasio and Newsom for school closures

Jul 29, 2026

NewsNation segment debates newly released Fauci diary entries from March 2020 showing his influence on New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and California Governor Gavin Newsom to close schools, bars, and restaurants. It contrasts these with Fauci's 2022 on-air statements to Elizabeth Vargas denying he recommended lockdowns and discusses long-term learning loss, mental health impacts, and lab-leak discussions.

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