"RFK Jr. has lied to the Senate": Lawmakers call for criminal probe, ouster

RFK Jr. went to Samoa to spread vaccine fears.

The short version

• The measles outbreak after killed 83.
• Senators are renewing calls for anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F.
• Kennedy to step down or be ousted—and at least one is calling for a criminal investigation—amid the release of documents they say prove Kennedy lied to them during his confirmation hearings last year.

What happened

“This is a pattern, not a slip,” Sen. Markey (D-Mass.) said in a statement.

Why it matters

“RFK Jr. has lied to the Senate, lied to the American people, and jeopardized the health of children to advance his anti-vaccine agenda.” Sen.

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