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Senators launch investigation into RFK Jr. over alleged lies in confirmation testimony

By Emily Hallas
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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.

The two Democrats accused the HHS secretary of failing to tell the truth about a 2019 trip he took to Samoa with Children’s Health Defense. During hearings in January 2025, Kennedy said the trip was not related to vaccines. The two lawmakers say a letter he wrote before the journey to then-Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Neioti Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi disproves that testimony, indicating that the trip would relate to vaccines.

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