Sen. Rand Paul, the Kentucky Republican who chairs the Senate Homeland Security Committee, released the journals after subpoenaing Fauci to testify before the committee’s hearing on Wednesday as part of its investigation into the origins of COVID-19.

The journals span from December 2019, shortly before the United States declared a public health emergency, through December 2022, when Fauci retired after nearly four decades as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Journal Entries Document Early Uncertainty Over COVID-19 Origins

Several journal entries describe the uncertainty that surrounded the origins of the coronavirus during the earliest months of the pandemic.

In January 2020, Fauci wrote that the seafood market in Wuhan appeared to have amplified transmission rather than serving as the virus’s original source, while suggesting the virus likely crossed from animals to humans elsewhere.

About a week later, Fauci recorded that several infectious disease experts participating in a conference call believed the virus might not have emerged through natural transmission.

As public debate intensified, Fauci revisited the issue in a May 26, 2021, journal entry. He wrote that he continued to believe natural animal-to-human transmission remained the most likely explanation but acknowledged that certainty was impossible and supported a comprehensive investigation into the virus’s origins.

Paul argued that the journal entries differed from Fauci’s public statements during the pandemic, contending they reflected greater private uncertainty than his public messaging suggested.

The origins of COVID-19 remain disputed.

Many scientists continue to conclude that available evidence is consistent with the virus emerging naturally before spreading to humans through an intermediate animal host associated with a market in Wuhan, China.

At the same time, the FBI has assessed that a laboratory-related incident in Wuhan is the most likely explanation. In January 2025, the CIA released a separate assessment favoring the laboratory-leak hypothesis while stating that its conclusion was made with low confidence.

Fauci Describes Changing Relationship With Trump

Much of the journal chronicles Fauci’s interactions with President Donald Trump, senior White House officials and the media during the pandemic.

Early entries describe generally cooperative exchanges despite public perceptions that the two men were increasingly at odds.

Writing in May 2020, Fauci said he believed Trump remained supportive of him even as Fauci became one of the nation’s most visible public health officials. He also noted that a widely circulated photograph interpreted as showing him reacting negatively during a White House briefing did not reflect what he intended.

Other entries describe disagreements over public messaging and pandemic policy.

According to Fauci’s journals, Trump privately expressed concern that pandemic restrictions were inflicting trillions of dollars in economic losses before announcing Operation Warp Speed. Fauci also wrote that he opposed Trump’s suggestion that officials avoid wearing masks during the event.

As the pandemic continued, Fauci described growing frustration with some White House briefings and criticized several public statements made by Trump regarding COVID-19 data.

Senate Disputes With Rand Paul Continued Throughout the Pandemic

The journals also document Fauci’s repeated confrontations with Paul during congressional hearings.

In April 2021, Fauci wrote that Paul was among those attempting to connect him to research conducted at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. He also recorded concerns raised by adviser David Morens that efforts were underway to damage his reputation.

Morens has since been indicted on federal charges alleging he conspired to conceal communications related to pandemic research grants.

After Fauci’s emails became public in 2021, he wrote that the correspondence demonstrated he had remained respectful toward Trump throughout the public health emergency despite continuing political criticism.

The journals also recount Fauci’s Senate testimony in July 2021, when he and Paul sharply disagreed over whether National Institutes of Health-funded research related to the Wuhan laboratory constituted gain-of-function research.

Paul accused Fauci of providing false testimony to Congress. Fauci maintained that the research cited by the senator did not meet the accepted definition of gain-of-function research.

In an October 2021 journal entry, Fauci wrote that Paul “continues his assault on me,” reflecting the prolonged political and scientific disagreements that became a defining feature of congressional oversight during the pandemic.

CBS News reported that it contacted both Fauci and the White House for comment. Paul’s office did not respond to questions regarding how the senator obtained the journals.

This report is based on reporting by CBS News.

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In a bold move, the Trump administration unveiled a revamped COVID.gov website this Friday, shifting the focus away from promoting COVID-19 vaccines to revealing the “true origins” of the virus. The site now provides detailed evidence supporting the lab leak theory, while taking aim at Democrats, the media, and public health officials for their handling of the pandemic’s origins and the controversial measures they imposed.

A senior administration official emphasized the administration’s commitment to transparency. “This administration prioritizes transparency over all else,” the official told Fox News Digital. “The American people deserve to know the truth about the COVID pandemic, and we will always find ways to reach communities with that message.”

The redesigned website, once a hub for promoting vaccinations, now delves into contentious topics like the lab leak theory and public health mandates. One of the most significant additions is an examination of the origins of COVID-19, presenting evidence that challenges the narrative pushed by former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director, Dr. Anthony Fauci, who repeatedly asserted that the virus likely had a natural origin.

The site calls attention to Dr. Fauci’s promotion of The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2 publication, which was widely used by public health officials and media outlets to dismiss the lab leak theory. The new site argues that Fauci’s efforts to discredit this theory were part of a larger push to frame COVID-19 as a naturally occurring virus, something that has come under increasing scrutiny.

The site highlights key details that bolster the lab leak theory, including a biological characteristic of the virus that, according to experts, has not been found in nature. It also notes that Wuhan, China—the location where the first COVID-19 case was reported—is home to China’s leading SARS research lab, raising questions about the virus’s origin.

A particularly striking claim is that if there was evidence supporting a natural origin for COVID-19, it would have likely surfaced by now. “But it hasn’t,” the site states.

In 2025, the CIA, under the Trump administration, concluded that a lab leak was the most likely origin of COVID-19—an idea that had previously been dismissed as a conspiracy theory. Additionally, the Department of Energy and former FBI Director Christopher Wray in 2023 also pointed to evidence suggesting the virus originated from a lab.

The new COVID.gov website also revisits the controversial policies that shaped the pandemic response, like mask mandates and social distancing. One section addresses the six-foot social distancing guideline, which led to widespread school and business closures, stating that it was “arbitrary and not based on science.” The website references Dr. Fauci’s testimony, where he admitted the six-foot rule “sort of just appeared” during closed-door discussions.

When it comes to mask mandates, the site notes that there was no conclusive evidence proving masks were effective in preventing the spread of COVID-19. It also criticizes public health officials for shifting their messaging on masks without presenting solid scientific data, a move that, according to the website, “caused a massive uptick in public distrust.”

In a section titled “COVID-19 Misinformation,” the site condemns what it describes as misleading messaging from public health officials and the government throughout the pandemic. “Public health officials often misled the American people through conflicting messaging, knee-jerk reactions, and a lack of transparency,” the website states. It also accuses the federal government of demonizing alternative treatments and suppressing dissenting views, such as the lab leak theory, in what it calls a “shameful effort to coerce and control the American people’s health decisions.”

The site emphasizes that much of its content is sourced from the House Oversight Committee’s Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, adding weight to its claims of a systemic failure in handling the crisis.

This pivot from vaccine advocacy to addressing the origins of COVID-19 is a significant shift in messaging, and it’s clear that the administration is positioning itself as the advocate for transparency and truth in the ongoing conversation about the pandemic’s roots. Whether this move will change public perception remains to be seen, but one thing is certain: the debate over the virus’s origins is far from over.

Source:  FOX News – Biden’s vax-focused COVID-19 website obliterated by White House, replaced with ‘true origins’ virus guide

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