Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Admits Settlement for Misconduct Accusation Mother Jones [Video]

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has admitted to the US Senate that he has reached at least one settlement agreement in which he was accused of misconduct or inappropriate behavior.

After the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday completed its confirmation hearing for Kennedy’s appointment to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Democrats on the committee sent Kennedy a set of follow-up questions. The list included these two queries:

Yes or no, have you ever reached a settlement agreement with an individual or organization that accused you of misconduct or inappropriate behavior?

Yes or no, have you ever agreed to or been subject to a non-disclosure agreement with any individual or organization?

Kennedy answered “yes” to each question. He did not provide any further details.

During Kennedy’s second confirmation hearing, held on Thursday by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, …