Senators investigate whether RFK Jr. lied to Congress about his 2019 Samoa trip
Verified: 3 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 12.
NEW YORK (AP) — Two Democratic senators are launching an investigation into whether Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lied to Congress about his reason for a 2019 trip to Samoa after The Associated Press and The Guardian published documents in August refuting his testimony. The new inquiry is one of a vast array of investigations planned into the Trump administration after Democrats regained control of the House and Senate from Republicans in the midterm elections. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., said in a letter Wednesday to Children’s Health Defense, a nonprofit…
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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- Nov 12, 3:26 PM UTCFirst reportSenator opens investigation into evidence RFK Jr ‘unlawfully lied’ to Congresstheguardian.com ↗
- Nov 12, 4:39 PM UTC+1 h· you’re reading thisSenators investigate whether RFK Jr. lied to Congress about his 2019 Samoa tripyahoo.com ↗
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- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 4:39 PM UTC · +1 h
- Nov 12, 5:41 PM UTC+2 hRFK Jr. faces Senate probe over ‘lies’ to Congress about Samoa tripindependent.co.uk ↗
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same senators' investigation into whether Kennedy lied to Congress about his Samoa trip, with consistent facts, and frames it around Senator Wyden citing the Guardian report.
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