RFK Jr. Accused of Voter Fraud Ahead of Confirmation Hearings

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Facts

  • Former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who's currently Pres.-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS), has been accused by a Democratic-aligned watchdog group, Accountable.US, of committing voter fraud. The group alleges that Kennedy voted from a Katonah, NY address in the 2024 election.[1][2]
  • Kennedy claimed he rented a room from a childhood friend in Katonah, but the friend's spouse testified he only spent one night at the location.[3]
  • A New York judge ruled in August that Kennedy falsely claimed New York residency when seeking to qualify for the state's presidential ballot, a decision later upheld by the US Supreme Court.[4]
  • Caroline Ciccone, president of Accountable.US, stated in the lawsuit that there's strong evidence indicating that Kennedy voted illegally. The organization urged authorities to investigate the matter.[2]
  • The watchdog group's complaint comes as Kennedy prepares for Senate confirmation hearings for the HHS position. Trump staff and allies have pushed back on the allegations, suggesting that they are politically motivated.[2][5]

Sources: [1]The Guardian, [2]The Hill, [3]POLITICO, [4]Axios and [5]Washington Examiner.

Narratives

  • Republican narrative, as provided by Washington Examiner. The complaint is a politically motivated attack from a partisan organization run by former Democratic operatives and donors. The same lawfare the left has used to attack Trump is now going after Kennedy because it can't defeat Trump and his allies at the ballot box.
  • Democratic narrative, as provided by The New Republic and Daily Kos. Kennedy has demonstrated his disregard for legal requirements. This incident raises serious concerns about his fitness to lead a major federal agency. The Senate would do well to ask about this matter in addition to several other cases of questionable judgment on Kennedy's part.