Edition of 2026-11-13
Senate Democrats open probe into Kennedy's Samoa trip testimony
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- Senate Democrats have opened an investigation into whether Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lied during his 2025 confirmation hearing.
- The inquiry concerns Kennedy's statements about a 2019 trip to Samoa.
- According to the Guardian, Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, the incoming chair of the Senate Finance Committee, is leading the investigation.
- According to the Guardian, Wyden is seeking extensive records from Children's Health Defense, a nonprofit group.
- The Guardian reports that it published evidence that Kennedy 'unlawfully lied' to Congress, which it cited in launching the inquiry.
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Senate Democrats have opened an investigation into whether Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lied during his 2025 confirmation hearing.
Status: model-supported. Model support is not independent verification.
Senate Democrats are investigating whether Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lied during his confirmation hearing about the purpose of a 2019 trip to Samoa.
- Read the source — The Washington Times
The inquiry concerns Kennedy's statements about a 2019 trip to Samoa.
Status: model-supported. Model support is not independent verification.
whether Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lied during his confirmation hearing about the purpose of a 2019 trip to Samoa
- Read the source — The Washington Times
whether health secretary lied about Samoa trip during confirmation hearings
- Read the source — The Guardian (U.S.)
According to the Guardian, Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, the incoming chair of the Senate Finance Committee, is leading the investigation.
Status: model-supported. Model support is not independent verification.
Ron Wyden of Oregon, the incoming chair of the powerful Senate finance committee, is seeking extensive records
- Read the source — The Guardian (U.S.)
According to the Guardian, Wyden is seeking extensive records from Children's Health Defense, a nonprofit group.
Status: model-supported. Model support is not independent verification.
Ron Wyden of Oregon, the incoming chair of the powerful Senate finance committee, is seeking extensive records from Children’s Health Defense (CHD), the non-profit anti-vaccine group
- Read the source — The Guardian (U.S.)
The Guardian reports that it published evidence that Kennedy 'unlawfully lied' to Congress, which it cited in launching the inquiry.
Status: model-supported. Model support is not independent verification.
evidence that Robert F Kennedy Jr “unlawfully lied” in his 2025 confirmation hearings to become the US health secretary, citing a report by the Guardian
- Read the source — The Guardian (U.S.)
Original reporting and records
- Senator opens investigation into evidence RFK Jr ‘unlawfully lied’ to Congress — The Guardian (U.S.)
- Democrats launch probe of RFK Jr., accuse him of lying about anti-vaccine agenda on Samoa trip — The Washington Times
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