politics
RFK Jr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicate
Letters obtained by Guardian and AP contradict testimony that 2019 visit to Samoa had ‘nothing to do with vaccines’
TL;DR
- Newly obtained documents suggest Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lied during congressional hearings about his 2019 trip to Samoa.
- Letters written by Kennedy indicate the trip's purpose was to study the MMR vaccine, contradicting his testimony that it was unrelated to vaccines.
- Kennedy's visit occurred before a measles outbreak in Samoa that killed 83 people.
- His department claims the visit was not vaccine-related and refutes allegations of lying.
- Knowingly giving false testimony to Congress is a crime, though rarely prosecuted.