{
  "id": 12872344,
  "title": "New Fauci Diaries Reveal He Wanted ‘Bizarre’ Trump To Be Impeached",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/new-fauci-diaries-reveal-he-wanted-bizarre-trump-to-be-impeached",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T12:56:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/fauci-diaries-bizarre-trump-impeached-12540333"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In January 2019, Dr. Anthony Fauci made a rare public call for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, according to newly released diary entries attributed to the former federal health official. The Republican U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky disclosed the material, marking the first time Fauci has explicitly stated his desire to remove Trump from office in his own words. Earlier pandemic-era diaries leaked in July 2022 had already revealed Fauci's private criticisms of Trump, labeling him an \"idiot,\" \"out of control,\" and a \"true embarrassment.\" These latest entries, part of a broader investigation by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, highlight Fauci's growing unease with the president's behavior, particularly during the partial government shutdown in early January 2019 when Trump boasted about his inauguration crowd and attacked the press. By March 2019, Fauci had become increasingly critical of Trump and his administration's proposed deep cuts to federal agencies, including an estimated 20 percent reduction affecting the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The diary entry also reveals Fauci's concern over potential political backlash from impeachment proceedings, with Fauci stating that Democrats were worried such a move would galvanize Trump's supporters.",
  "summary": "Republican U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky announced the release of the new entries in a nine-post thread on X.",
  "key_points": [
    "Dr. Fauci called for Trump's impeachment in January 2019, according to new diary entries.",
    "Republican Senator Rand Paul revealed the material, marking Fauci's explicit statement."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}