Fauci and his private diary face congressional scrutiny

More than 1,000 pages from Dr. Anthony Fauci's private pandemic diary are now public, just ahead of his return to Capitol Hill this morning

Republican Senator Rand Paul released the entries ahead of today's Senate hearing on the origins of COVID-19

Paul, who chairs the Senate Homeland Security Committee, subpoenaed Fauci to testify

The entries cover Fauci's private thoughts from the start of the pandemic through his retirement in 2022

Paul argues the notes conflict with Fauci's public messaging about COVID's origins

Fauci has repeatedly denied claims that he helped cover up the possibility of a leak at a Chinese lab

The entries show scientists wrestling early with where the virus came from

In a January 2020 entry, Fauci wrote the Wuhan market was not the source, but rather, quote, the amplifier

The diaries also reveal Fauci's often tense relationship with President Trump, including private frustration with what he described as the president's rambling news conferences

Trump went on Truth Social on Tuesday and called Fauci a phony

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