RFK Jr. faces federal probe over whale beheading, calls it politically motivated
By Jack Aylmer (Energy Correspondent), Emma Stoltzfus (Video Editor), Ali Caldwell (Graphics)
Former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he is under federal investigation for allegedly removing a whale’s head with a chainsaw and transporting it across state lines in the 1990s. Speaking during a recent Trump campaign event in Glendale, Arizona over the weekend, Kennedy said he believes the probe is politically motivated.
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Click to see story on lemmy.ml“Right after I endorsed President Trump, I received a letter from the National Marine Fisheries Institute saying they were investigating me for collecting a whale specimen 20 years ago,” Kennedy told a crowd at Arizona Christian University.
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The origins of the allegation trace back to a story shared by his daughter, Kick Kennedy, in a 2012 magazine interview. When the whale beheading claims resurfaced in the media last month, it prompted the Center for Biological Diversity to call on federal authorities to look into the incident. The organization raised concerns that Kennedy may have violated several environmental laws in handling and transporting the whale remains.
“It’s 15 years past the statute of limitations but they’re opening an investigation, and this is all about the weaponization of our government against political opponents of the party in power, and it’s dangerous for our democracy,” Kennedy said. “Every American, whether you’re Democrat or Republican, should be offended by it.”
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Kennedy has not explicitly denied the allegations, but he did downplay the probe, dismissing it as “gossipy nonsense.” He further claimed the Biden administration’s policies pose a greater threat to whales than his actions ever could, pointing to the potential harm caused by offshore wind farms.
In a letter responding to the news he was being investigated, Kennedy said he told the National Marine Fisheries Institute that offshore wind threatens marine life, including the endangered North Atlantic right whale. He accused the agency of being complicit in the deaths of those species by allowing these projects to proceed.
Jack Aylmer
FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. SAYS HE IS NOW UNDER FEDERAL INVESTIGATION FOR ALLEGEDLY CHAINSAWING OFF A WHALE’S HEAD AND TRANSPORTING IT ACROSS STATE LINES.
A PROBE HE BELIEVES IS POLITICALLY MOTIVATED.
WE’VE TOLD YOU BEFORE ABOUT THE CLAIMS OF KENNEDY’S WHALE BEHEADING.
ORIGINATING FROM A STORY HIS DAUGHTER KICK KENNEDY TOLD ABOUT HER CHILDHOOD DURING A MAGAZINE INTERVIEW BACK IN 20-12.
AFTER IT RESURFACED IN THE NEWS CYCLE AGAIN LAST MONTH-
THE CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY CONTACTED FEDERAL AUTHORITIES-
CALLING ON THEM TO LOOK INTO THE INCIDENT.
SAYING KENNEDY MAY HAVE VIOLATED SEVERAL LAWS IN REMOVING AND COLLECTING THE WHALE HEAD.
KENNEDY HASN’T DENIED THIS ALLEGED INCIDENT TOOK PLACE.
BUT HE DID REFER TO THE PROBE AS QUOTE “GOSSIPY NONSENSE”-
AND CLAIMED THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S POLICIES ARE A MUCH BIGGER THREAT TO WHALES.
RFK JR. SAYING HE RESPONDED TO THE NEWS THAT HE WAS BEING INVESTIGATED BY QUESTIONING THE DANGERS POSED TO THE SPECIES BY OFFSHORE WIND FARMS.
WRITING A LETTER ACCUSING THE FISHERIES AGENCY OF BEING COMPLICIT IN THE KILLING OF ENDANGERED RIGHT WHALES BECAUSE IT ALLOWS THESE PROJECTS TO CONTINUE.
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RFK Jr. says he is being investigated for collecting whale specimen
Click to see story on NBC NewsUS authorities are investigating Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for severed whale head
Click to see story on SpiegelRFK Jr.: Feds Are Investigating Me Over Dead Whale Story
Click to see story on NewserRFK Jr. confirms he is under investigation for ‘collecting a whale specimen’
Click to see story on The HillRobert F Kennedy Jr says he is being investigated for chopping head off dead whale with chainsaw
Click to see story on Sky News UKRFK Jr. Under Investigation
Click to see story on Political WireRFK Jr. confirms he is under investigation for ‘collecting a whale specimen’
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Click to see story on WDHNRobert F. Kennedy: Investigations following dead whale incident
Click to see story on merkur.deRFK Jr. confirms he is under investigation for ‘collecting a whale specimen’
Click to see story on WNTZ FOX 48Robert F Kennedy Jr ‘being probed for chopping head off dead whale with chainsaw’
Click to see story on Evening StandardRobert F Kennedy Jr discloses he’s being investigated for collecting whale specimen 20 years ago
Click to see story on MEAWW EntertainmentSawing off a whale’s head: Investigation against Robert F. Kennedy
Click to see story on Die PresseRobert F Kennedy Jr is being investigated for beheading a dead whale
Click to see story on Dagens Nyheter.RFK Jr. says he is being investigated for collecting whale specimen
Click to see story on DNyuzRobert F. Kennedy Jr. revealed that he is being investigated by the authorities for decapitating a dead whale – iefimerida.gr
Click to see story on IefimeridaKennedy desecrated whale carcasses with chainsaw
Click to see story on Kronen ZeitungINSIDER: RFK Jr. reveals he is under investigation for incident that occurred ’20 years ago’
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RFK Jr. investigated for beheading whale. “He tied her to the car”
Click to see story on Noticias ao MinutoInvestigation against Robert F. Kennedy after incident with dead whale
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