Senator calls for criminal investigation of RFK Jr after Guardian report

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A senior Democratic senator is calling for a criminal investigation into the US health secretary, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/robert-f-kennedy-jr">Robert F Kennedy Jr, following https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/27/rfk-jr-senate-confirmation-hearing-testimony-vaccines">reporting by the Guardian that indicated he lied during https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-senate">Senate confirmation hearings last year.

Ron Wyden of Oregon said: “RFK’s platform is built on lies and grifts that leave a trail of dead children in their wake.

There are consequences for lying to Congress.”