Some blockbuster news is dropping Wednesday night as pertains to the ongoing congressional investigations into Anthony Fauci: a copy of the diminutive doctor's COVID-era phone has landed in the hands of the Senate Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, which is chaired by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI).
According to an exclusive report in the Wall Street Journal, the phone was handed over by the Department of Health and Human Services, and is likely to contain additional records about Fauci's conduct during the pandemic. This comes a week after Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) publicly released an archive of documents related to Fauci's handling of COVID, including his diaries.
Exclusive: A Senate panel has obtained a copy of Dr. Anthony Fauci's Covid-era iPhone, potentially securing more records related to his actions during the pandemic https://t.co/Ip6tKq0MVx
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) August 5, 2026
Per the Journal's reporting: "The phone was provided to the subcommittee by HHS, according to a spokeswoman for Johnson, the subcommittee’s chairman. HHS is led by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a fierce Fauci critic who wrote a 2021 book accusing the doctor of close ties to pharmaceutical companies and a disregard for civil liberties.
The phone could be part of more public document dumps on the way: Paul and Johnson have received millions of additional Fauci-related pages from government servers, people familiar with the matter said, and are still pressing for more. And at least four Republican-led states have meanwhile launched their own investigations into Fauci."
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Independent journalist Catherine Herridge confirmed the subcommittee was indeed in possession of the phone, observing it's a "critical development" following a looming contempt vote in the Senate and new probe by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier into possible criminal activity by Fauci.
BREAKING: I have confirmed @SenRonJohnson subcommittee (the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations) has obtained a copy of Dr. Fauci’s iPhone that was used during his time at HHS.
— Catherine Herridge (@C__Herridge) August 5, 2026
The phone was provided by HHS and likely provides new insight, records into Fauci's conduct.… https://t.co/aEy8TSQPxD
BREAKING: I have confirmed @SenRonJohnson subcommittee (the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations) has obtained a copy of Dr. Fauci’s iPhone that was used during his time at HHS.
The phone was provided by HHS and likely provides new insight, records into Fauci's conduct.
CONTEXT: Critical development as Fauci faces contempt of congress vote Thursday, and Florida AG @AGJamesUthmeier opens official investigation.
First reported @WSJ
Sen. Paul will be leading a markup of criminal contempt charges against Fauci at a Thursday meeting of the full Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The fun begins at 8:30 AM ET.
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