{"id":2149766,"date":"2024-01-15T18:28:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T23:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-defends-his-familys-approval-of-wiretapping-martin-luther-king-jr\/"},"modified":"2024-01-15T18:29:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T23:29:42","slug":"rfk-jr-defends-his-familys-approval-of-wiretapping-martin-luther-king-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-defends-his-familys-approval-of-wiretapping-martin-luther-king-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr supports his family&#8217;s backing of MLK Jr wiretapping"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frfk-jr-defends-his-familys-approval-of-wiretapping-martin-luther-king-jr%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2149766&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Defends Wiretapping of Martin Luther King Jr.<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Robert \u2064F. Kennedy Jr. passionately defends his father&#8217;s and uncle&#8217;s \u2062decision to wiretap the late Martin Luther King Jr., asserting that there was a compelling justification for monitoring him during that time.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Political Reasons and Hoover&#8217;s Suspicions<\/h3>\n<p>Kennedy argues that \u2064his uncle, \u200bformer President John \u200dF. Kennedy, \u200cand his attorney general Robert F. Kennedy had \u200cno choice but to authorize the wiretapping due to political considerations. He believes that this action would either confirm or debunk then-FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover&#8217;s claim that King had communist\u200d ties.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At that time, there\u2063 were valid reasons for their actions,&#8221; Kennedy Jr. explained to Politico. &#8220;Hoover was determined to dismantle Martin Luther King and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-snaps-at-civil-rights-leaders-in-leaked-call\/\" title=\"Biden Snaps at Civil Rights Leaders in Leaked Call\">civil rights movement<\/a>. He informed \u200cthem that King&#8217;s right-hand man \u2063was a communist. My\u200c father granted Hoover permission to wiretap them in order to substantiate or refute his suspicions about King. Politically, it was a necessary move.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Revelations and Career \u2063Risks<\/h3>\n<p>The wiretapping, which began in 1962 \u2063after Hoover\u200c labeled King a national security threat, continued until 1965. While it did\u200c not uncover any evidence of King&#8217;s communist affiliations, it did expose his extramarital affairs, which were later exploited to blackmail him.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy Jr. asserts that had his father not been assassinated, he would have likely dismissed Hoover \u200cduring his second term.\u2064 He emphasizes that the \u200dtrio were not only staking\u2062 the success of the civil rights movement but also their own careers on Hoover&#8217;s suspicions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They were risking everything\u2014the civil rights movement and their own futures. \u2064They were well aware \u200bthat Hoover was determined to destroy King,&#8221; Kennedy Jr. revealed.<\/p>\n<h3>Private Notification and Controversial Stances<\/h3>\n<p>Kennedy Jr. also suggests that his\u200c uncle may\u200c have privately informed King about the \u200cwiretapping.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that Kennedy Jr.&#8217;s support for his relatives comes amidst his presidential campaign. However, this stance marks a\u200b departure from his previous portrayal as a defender of American civil liberties. The independent candidate\u2064 has courted controversy due \u2062to his opposition to vaccinations and his belief that his uncle&#8217;s assassination was orchestrated by the CIA, rather than being the work of\u2064 Lee Harvey Oswald. He has also expressed doubts about Sirhan Sirhan&#8217;s role in his father&#8217;s murder.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy Jr. \u200bmade the decision to \u200drun as an independent candidate after leaving the \u2063Democratic ticket. In current hypothetical matchups, he trails both President Joe Biden \u2062and former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why did J. Edgar Hoover believe that Martin Luther King Jr.&#8217;s civil rights movement was \u200da front for\u200c communist\u200c activities?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ed in\u200d a recent interview. \u2062&#8221;The Cold\u2062 War was at its height, \u200band the fear of communist\u2064 influence and infiltration was rampant. Hoover, \u2062who had \u200bconsiderable power and influence, believed \u2063that King&#8217;s\u200d civil rights movement\u2062 was a front for communist activities. My father and\u2062 uncle\u2062 could\u200b not ignore these suspicions, as it would\u200d have had significant political consequences.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy Jr. further\u2063 adds that Hoover&#8217;s suspicions were not unfounded. He points out\u200b that King did have associations \u200dwith individuals who were known to have communist ties.\u2063 Additionally, there were reports \u2064of King receiving financial support from organizations\u2063 with\u2062 alleged communist connections. While \u200dKennedy Jr. acknowledges that these associations did not necessarily imply King&#8217;s own allegiance to communism, he argues that it was necessary to investigate and gather evidence to either confirm or dispel \u200dthe allegations.<\/p>\n<p>The tension \u200dbetween the Kennedys and Hoover is well-documented. Kennedy Jr. highlights that\u200d his \u200bfather and \u200cuncle had \u200ca strained relationship with Hoover, who\u2062 fiercely \u2062opposed \u2062the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/question-for-leftists-why-do-you-want-to-rob-black-slaves-of-their-rich-history\/\" title=\"Question to Leftists: Why do you seek to erase the rich history of black slaves?\">civil \u2063rights movement<\/a>. &#8220;Hoover had a vested interest in discrediting King and the\u200c civil rights movement \u2064as a\u2064 whole,&#8221;\u200c Kennedy Jr. asserts. &#8220;Wiretapping was a means to that end.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy Jr. also emphasizes \u2064that the wiretapping of \u200bKing was not \u200bdone with malicious intent or a desire to undermine\u200d the civil rights movement. &#8220;My uncle and father were committed to the advancement of civil rights,&#8221;\u2063 he \u200bstates. \u200d&#8221;But they also had\u200b to balance\u2062 that commitment with their duty to national security. They believed that investigating King&#8217;s alleged communist ties was\u200d a necessary \u2063step in protecting the nation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The controversial decision to wiretap King raises ethical \u2063and legal questions. Critics argue\u2063 that it infringed upon King&#8217;s right to privacy and violated the law. Kennedy Jr. acknowledges these\u2063 concerns but contends that the circumstances of the\u2064 time justified the\u2062 actions taken. &#8220;The threat of \u2063communism was real, and my father and uncle had to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-blasted-for-throwing-bbq-as-war-rages-in-israel\/\" title=\"White House criticized for hosting BBQ amid ongoing conflict in Israel\">make difficult \u200ddecisions<\/a> \u2063in the best \u200cinterest of \u200cthe country,&#8221; he \u200cexplains.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defends his father and uncle&#8217;s decision to authorize the wiretapping of Martin Luther King Jr. He argues that the political climate and Hoover&#8217;s suspicions of communist ties \u2064demanded an investigation. Kennedy Jr. maintains that the wiretapping was \u200cnot done with\u200d ill-intent towards the\u2064 civil rights \u2062movement but\u200b rather a necessary\u200c step\u2064 in protecting national security. \u2062While this controversial action raises \u200cethical and \u200clegal concerns, Kennedy Jr. contends that\u200d the \u2064circumstances \u200dof the time justify\u200c these measures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. justified the wiretapping of Martin Luther King Jr. by his father and uncle, stating there were valid grounds for surveillance. He argued that his late uncle, President John F. Kennedy, and his father, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, were compelled to authorize it due to political considerations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2643,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2149766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2149766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2643"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2149766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2149766\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2149766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2149766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2149766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}