These Were Not Personal Journals

Sheryl Gay Stolberg gets it wrong again. Repeatedly describing these documents as Dr. Fauci’s “private diaries” is inaccurate and misleading.

These were not personal journals. They were government records created on a government computer by a federal employee during one of the… https://t.co/r0tB1WaCep

— Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) July 28, 2026

… most consequential public health emergencies in history.

Under federal law, these documents belong to the American people.

Precision matters. Stolberg’s mischaracterization has predictably fueled outrage among Democrats, who have denounced Sen Rand Paul's release of Dr. Fauci’s “private diaries.”