RFK Jr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicate
Summary
New documents show that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said his 2019 visit to Samoa had nothing to do with vaccines during Senate hearings, but a letter he wrote before the trip says otherwise. Kennedy’s letter discusses his interest in studying the MMR vaccine in Samoa after two children died following vaccinations, raising questions about his honesty during the confirmation process.Key Facts
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Congress his 2019 Samoa visit was unrelated to vaccines.
- A letter he wrote before the trip mentioned vaccines eight times and said he wanted to study the MMR vaccine.
- The Samoa visit happened months before a deadly measles outbreak that killed 83 people.
- Kennedy was previously leader of an anti-vaccine group called Children’s Health Defense.
- The letter raises doubts about whether Kennedy was truthful in his Senate confirmation hearings.
- Giving false testimony to Congress can be a crime but is rarely prosecuted.
- The Department of Health and Human Services denies Kennedy lied and calls such claims defamatory.
- Kennedy was not sworn in during the hearings when he made the statements about the Samoa trip.
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