Newly released pages from Anthony Fauci's diary suggest he privately doubted the official Covid story he pushed in public, which is bad for his credibility and for trust in health institutions.

• Rand Paul released 1,100 pages of Fauci's diary just before Fauci testifies to Congress.
• The diary shows that early in 2020, most virologists in a private meeting suspected the virus was man-made, yet Fauci publicly pushed the Wuhan wet-market story and branded doubters as conspiracy theorists.
• He allegedly threatened critics, using his fame and media friends to pressure the White House into silencing a skeptical writer.
• The diary also shows heavy coordination with TV anchors like Jake Tapper, and Fauci privately taking credit for lockdown decisions he later denied influencing.
• The bigger worry raised: the U.S. funded risky gain-of-function research in China, and nobody has explained who authorized it or why.

Outlook: Expect more pressure for investigations into gain-of-function funding and Fauci's conduct as he faces Congress.