Rand Paul Releases 2012 Fauci Email Ordering Its Own Erasure
Fauci wrote the message to NIAID deputy Cliff Lane on March 4, 2012, about H5N1 research scientists nicknamed the doomsday virus.
- Sen. Rand Paul's HSGAC committee released the full document package on August 29, 2026.
- Fauci then led NIAID; Cliff Lane served as his longtime deputy director.
- His exact words: 'Please delete this e-mail and then delete from the deleted file.'
Why it matters: An official who orders his own email erased has already answered the question it raised.
Senate HSGAC Chairman Rand Paul, Document Release Package (email: Fauci to Cliff Lane, Mar. 4, 2012) ↗ · Aug 31, 20268/31/26