Where does RFK Jr.'s information stand?
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's Health and Human Services Secretary nominee, awaits his confirmation hearing, fiscal disclosures released Wednesday amusement that helium is saddled with millions successful debt, but is positioned to gain millions from publication deals.
In financial disclosure forms filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, Kennedy reported debts of $610,000 to $1.2 cardinal connected his American Express card, up to 3 mortgages totaling determination from $3.25 cardinal to $10.5 million, on with different loans, 1 of which was arsenic overmuch arsenic $500,000.
Even so, helium reported netting much than $11 cardinal implicit the past 2 years, and is expected to instrumentality successful $2 cardinal to $4 cardinal much successful publication advances for 2 books with Skyhorse Publishing successful New York: "Unsettled Science" and "A Defense for Israel."
Nearly $9 cardinal of Kennedy's caller income came from his instrumentality firm, Kennedy and Madonna, LLP, present called Madonna and Madonna, LLP. In a missive dated Jan. 21, Kennedy wrote to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics that, if confirmed arsenic HHS Secretary, helium would sever ties with the steadfast and immoderate different income sources to debar conflicts of interest. His last outgo from the steadfast was successful May 2024, helium said.
The disclosures also marque clear Kennedy inactive intends to person ineligible fees from Wisner Baum, a steadfast suing the shaper of the quality papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil implicit its alleged nonaccomplishment to pass consumers astir its risks.
"Upon confirmation, I volition clasp an involvement successful contingency interest cases that bash not impact claims against the United States and successful which the United States is not a enactment and does not person a nonstop and important interest," Kennedy wrote successful his disclosure.
His fiscal disclosure shows helium earned $856,559 successful referral fees from Wisner.
Kennedy besides drew $326,056 successful wage and benefits from Children's Health Defense, a nonprofit that has filed lawsuits against national agencies — including immoderate helium would oversee arsenic caput — implicit vaccine approvals specified arsenic COVID-19 shots for children.
In December, Kennedy said helium resigned arsenic president and main ineligible counsel for CHD aft being nominated to caput HHS.
"We are grateful for Bobby's past contributions and committedness to Children's Health Defense and to the millions of children harmed by toxic exposures," said Mary Holland, CEO of CHD, astatine the time.
"Bobby provided the impetus down truthful galore of CHD's large accomplishments. While we volition miss his leadership, we are arrogant that helium has been nominated to pb HHS. We look guardant to each that we cognize helium volition enactment to execute arsenic helium moves into this almighty authorities position."
Kennedy besides listed income from a premix of stocks, endorsements, speaking fees and residuals connected to his wife, Cheryl Hines, champion known for her enactment connected HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
Hines besides receives residuals from shows and movies "Friends," "Herbie," "Waitress," "The Conners," "The Flight Attendant" and "A Bad Moms Christmas." She received a $600,000 beforehand to pen her memoir, "My Shade of Crazy."
Kennedy's Senate confirmation proceeding is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 29.
Allison Novelo is simply a 2024 run newsman for CBS News.