Senator Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon who is set to become chair of the powerful Senate finance committee, has launched an investigation into evidence that Robert F Kennedy Jr ‘unlawfully lied’ during his 2025 confirmation hearings to become US health secretary. The probe was prompted by a news report.
Wyden is seeking extensive records from Children’s Health Defense, a non-profit anti-vaccine group that Kennedy has used as a vehicle to fuel his political rise. The request includes all documents related to a 2019 trip Kennedy took to Samoa.
The inquiry is examining whether Kennedy lied about the Samoa trip during his confirmation hearings. The allegation that he lied unlawfully has not been established and is being examined as part of the investigation.
