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Coverage dated February 5, 2026

Newly obtained emails undermine RFK Jr.’s testimony about 2019 Samoa trip before measles outbreak

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Over two days of questioning during his Senate confirmation hearings last year, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeated the same answer.

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  1. The Columbian

    Newly obtained emails undermine RFK Jr.’s testimony about 2019 Samoa trip before measles outbreak (opens The Columbian)

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    Over two days of questioning during his Senate confirmation hearings last year, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeated the same answer.

  2. WHDH Boston

    Newly obtained emails undermine RFK Jr.’s testimony about 2019 Samoa trip before measles outbreak - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    Over two days of questioning during his Senate confirmation hearings last year, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeated the same answer.He said the closely scrutinized 2019

  3. The New Republic

    New Details Emerge on How RFK Jr. Helped Cause a Measles Outbreak (opens The New Republic)

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    Newly unearthed emails appear to show that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lied to the Senate during his confirmation hearings about his trip to Samoa.

  4. The Oregonian

    New emails contradict RFK Jr.’s testimony about vaccines’ role in 2019 trip before measles outbreak (opens The Oregonian)

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    “Lying to Congress about his role in the deadly measles outbreak in Samoa only underscores the danger he now poses to families across America,” Sen. Ron Wyden said in an email.

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