CommentThe Failures of the Fauci HearingSenator Rand Paul may have approached the matter with theatrics and ill will, but Dr. Anthony Fauci’s decision not to testify was a loss.By Amy Davidson SorkinAugust 1, 2026Photo illustration by Cristiana Couceiro; Source photographs from GettySave this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyAbout an hour into Dr. Anthony Fauci’s appearance before a Senate committee last week, Senator Ron Johnson, Republican of Wisconsin, expressed skepticism about a passage in Fauci’s personal diary regarding the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. “Did you literally lie to your own diary?” Johnson asked. For a second, Fauci…