Senator calls for criminal investigation of RFK Jr after Guardian report
Newly obtained records indicate health secretary lied about Samoa trip during Senate confirmation hearings last year
TL;DR
- Senator Ron Wyden is requesting a criminal investigation into Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- The request follows a Guardian report suggesting Kennedy lied to the Senate during confirmation hearings.
- Newly obtained letters appear to show Kennedy discussed vaccines during a 2019 trip to Samoa.
- Kennedy had testified his trip had "nothing to do with vaccines."
- Government watchdog American Oversight also requested the Justice Department investigate potential false statements.
- Other Democrats are calling for Kennedy's resignation or removal from office.
- The statute of limitations for lying to Congress is five years.