Fauci Quietly Fumed As CIA Briefed Him On Explosive Wuhan Lab Intel, Diary Reveals

July 29, 2026 12:18 PM ET Anthony Fauci became defensive and bristled when the CIA briefed him on undisclosed coronavirus research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, a newly released diary reveals.“In the matter [sic] in which she [one of the CIA briefers] was asking me questions almost made me believe she was grilling me prompting me to say somewhat tongue in cheek whether I should have a lawyer with me,” Fauci said in his June 4, 2021, diary entry.Fauci’s diary provides the clearest insight yet into classified CIA intelligence on the origins of COVID-19. It includes the revelation that the Wuhan lab was experimenting with coronaviruses sampled from pangolins, which harbor coronaviruses closely related to COVID-19.Sen. Rand Paul released the diary on July 25. Fauci appeared before Paul’s