# “RFK Jr. has lied to the Senate”: Lawmakers demand criminal probe and ouster

https://mins.news/en/item/36249

- Ars Technica, 2026-08-28 21:17 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/08/rfk-jr-has-lied-to-the-senate-lawmakers-call-for-criminal-probe-ouster/

> Senators are again urging Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign or be removed after documents were released that they say show he lied during last year’s confirmation hearings. Edward Markey called it a pattern, while Ron Wyden said the evidence supports referring the matter to the Justice Department for a criminal investigation.

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