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Documents contradict RFK Jr.'s Senate testimony about Samoa trip

The Associated Press and The Guardian obtained documents showing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made statements to Congress in 2025 that contradict his actual communications about a 2019 trip to Samoa. The documents indicate he sought to study vaccine-related issues in the Pacific island nation, contrary to his testimony that the trip had nothing to do with vaccines.

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PublishedAugust 27, 2026 at 6:08 PM PDT

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