FOIA Files

Anthony Fauci's Covid Text Messages Revealed

Don’t expect any bombshells. Fauci appeared to be aware that his correspondence would be scrutinized and avoided saying anything controversial.

Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic hearing in Washington, DC on Monday, June 3, 2024.

Photographer: Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg

I’m going to cut right to the chase. I recently obtained dozens of Anthony Fauci’s text messages from his government issued mobile phone. They were released to me in response to an ongoing Freedom of Information Act lawsuit I filed against the National Institutes of Health and its division, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

I sued the agency in 2020 because I wanted to see how Fauci, who was director of NIAID for nearly four decades, responded behind the scenes as the Covid pandemic surged. Keep reading to learn more. And if you haven’t yet, sign up now to get FOIA Files in your email inbox.