Fauci diary entries released before Senate COVID testimony
Rand Paul released thousands of Fauci diary entries before Anthony Fauci faces Senate questions on the federal COVID response.
By Frankie Delgado · News Reporter
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Thousands of Fauci diary entries were released by Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul ahead of Anthony Fauci’s scheduled Senate testimony on Wednesday about the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News reported.
The entries come from the diary of Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, according to CBS News.
Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, who sits on the Senate committee expected to question Fauci, appeared on CBS News to discuss the release and give his reaction, the network reported.
Why were Fauci diary entries released before his Senate testimony?
CBS News reported that Paul released the entries ahead of Fauci’s Wednesday testimony on the federal COVID-19 response. The report did not state Paul’s reason for releasing the diary entries.
Fauci is set to testify before senators about how the federal government handled the COVID-19 pandemic, according to CBS News.
Johnson is among the lawmakers on the committee that will question Fauci, CBS News reported.
This story draws on original reporting from CBS News.