A Democratic-aligned watchdog group is accusing Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Trump’s choose to guide the Division of Well being and Human Companies (HHS), of violating election regulation final 12 months.
Accountable.US filed a criticism with the New York State Board of Elections, in line with a press launch, asking the Division of Election Regulation Enforcement to analyze whether or not Kennedy broke the regulation by “registering for and voting” within the 2024 basic election “from a New York residence at which he does not legally reside.”
“There is demonstrable evidence that Mr. Kennedy illegally voted from an address that is not his residence. We urge your office to immediately commence an investigation into this matter and to act swiftly to enforce any violations of New York law,” wrote Caroline Ciccone, president of Accountable.US, within the criticism.
The criticism cites public information that say Kennedy was registered to vote from a Katonah, N.Y., deal with regardless of an Albany County Supreme Courtroom ruling final 12 months, affirmed by the New York Third Judicial Division, that discovered he didn’t legitimately reside there.
“As the defendant in this case, Mr. Kennedy was clearly aware of the verdicts holding that he was not a legal resident of this Katonah address. Despite this undisputable knowledge, Mr. Kennedy voted from the property anyway,” the criticism reads.
Accountable.US government director Tony Carrk stated in a press release that Kennedy’s “clear lack of judgment shows he should not be confirmed” to the position of HHS Secretary.
However Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung blasted the criticism, which was first reported by Politico.
“This ‘watchdog’ group is run by Obama/Biden/Kamala/Hillary staffers and Democrat donors. Completely partisan and politically-motivated,” Cheung wrote on X.
Ciccone, the group’s president, beforehand served as its government director earlier than spending two years within the Biden-Harris administration, in line with the group’s webpage. Carrk, the present government director, beforehand labored with the advocacy group Shield Our Care and labored because the analysis director for Hillary Clinton’s presidential marketing campaign.
Democrat-turned-independent Kennedy endorsed Trump after ending his longshot White Home bid final summer time and is now one of many president-elect’s Cupboard picks.
His nomination to guide HHS has been contentious as some sound alarms — citing his vaccine skepticism and different controversial opinions — that his management might hamper progress on public well being.
