Senator Ron Johnson stated on August 5, 2026 that the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations had obtained from HHS a copy of the phone Dr. Anthony Fauci used during his government service.
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Directly fetched statement from Senator Ron Johnson confirming PSI receipt of a copy of Fauci's phone from HHS.
The official statement supports that a copy was transferred, while the accessible evidence does not establish the copied data's completeness, accessibility, or investigative significance.
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An official PSI or HHS inventory, forensic-access record, or released material establishing what data from the copied phone is available to investigators and what it documents.
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Senate Panel Receives Fauci's Pandemic-Era iPhone in Ongoing Probe
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The directly fetched statement from Senator Ron Johnson names Dr. Fauci and the phone obtained from HHS; entity publication remains gated pending registry review.
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Senator Ron Johnson stated on August 5, 2026 that the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations had obtained from HHS a copy of the phone Dr. Anthony Fauci used during his government service.
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Directly fetched statement from Senator Ron Johnson confirming PSI receipt of a copy of Fauci's phone from HHS.
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Senate Panel Says It Has Obtained Copy of Fauci’s Covid-Era Phone
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The official statement supports that a copy was transferred, while the accessible evidence does not establish the copied data's completeness, accessibility, or investigative significance.
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