Fauci ordered deletion of emails relevant to COVID-19 origins, Rand Paul alleges

Published September 10, 2025 2:23pm ET



Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is calling on Dr. Anthony Fauci to appear again before the Senate after exposing emails from Fauci that conflict with statements he made before Congress.

Documents obtained by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee show that Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, directed his employees and others at the National Institutes of Health to destroy email records and other communications. 

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