Senators launch investigation into RFK Jr. over Samoa trip
Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) launched an investigation into Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday, citing allegations that he lied during his Senate confirmation hearings last year.
TL;DR
- Sens. Ron Wyden and Angela Alsobrooks are investigating HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- The investigation stems from allegations that Kennedy lied during his Senate confirmation hearings about a 2019 trip to Samoa.
- Kennedy stated the trip was not related to vaccines, but a letter he wrote suggests otherwise.
- The senators are seeking records from Children's Health Defense related to the trip and Kennedy's confirmation process.
- Kennedy's previous statements to Sen. Edward Markey also denied the trip's relation to vaccines.