Secret Service orders ‘no response’ to RFK Jr.’s protection plea

Published February 8, 2024 11:48am ET



The Secret Service ordered officials to ignore Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s request for security after it conducted an analysis of threats to the independent presidential candidate, newly released emails from the agency show.

In one of the 63 pages of mostly redacted emails, a top official concluded that “no response” to Kennedy or his worried private security team was needed, “nor should it.”

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