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Senate Democrat requests investigation into whether RFK Jr. broke Hatch Act
Wyden says Kennedy urged two Libertarian candidates to quit, calling it an effort to aid Republicans and avoid congressional subpoenas.
- On Tuesday, Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden requested that the Office of Special Counsel investigate whether Health and Human Services Secretary Kennedy violated the Hatch Act by contacting Iowa Libertarian candidates.
- Wyden alleges Kennedy contacted two Libertarian candidates, Marco Battaglia and Rick Stewart, last month in Iowa and pressured them to suspend their campaigns without federal employee intervention.
- Kennedy allegedly contacted Stewart in his official capacity as a cabinet member to make it easier for the Republican candidate to win and help the Republican Party maintain its House majority, Wyden wrote.
- "Iowa's voters should be able to freely choose who represents them in Congress," Wyden wrote, arguing political appointees cannot intervene by removing candidates from the ballot.
- The Hatch Act prohibits federal employees from participating in political events, a safeguard designed to prevent officials from using their office to influence electoral outcomes and voter choice.
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Senator Accuses RFK Jr. of Election Interference
(MedPage Today) -- Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) filed a Hatch Act complaint, accusing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of potential election interference. In a letter to the Office of Special Counsel calling for an investigation, the Senate Finance...
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SF GateWyden alleges RFK Jr. broke the law in calls urging Libertarians to quit Iowa races
Senator Ron Wyden has accused Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of breaking the law by urging third-party candidates to drop out of Iowa congressional races.
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- 37% of the sources are Center, 37% of the sources lean Right
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