{"id":2149780,"date":"2024-01-15T18:36:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T23:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-justifies-kennedy-admin-wiretapping-of-martin-luther-king-jr\/"},"modified":"2024-01-15T18:38:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T23:38:06","slug":"rfk-jr-justifies-kennedy-admin-wiretapping-of-martin-luther-king-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-justifies-kennedy-admin-wiretapping-of-martin-luther-king-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. defends Kennedy Admin&#8217;s wiretapping of MLK Jr"},"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\">18<\/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-justifies-kennedy-admin-wiretapping-of-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=2149780&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Joe Scarnici\/Getty \u2062Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>3:30 PM \u2013 \u2062Monday, January\u2064 15, 2024<\/p>\n<p>Independent presidential\u2064 candidate Robert F. Kennedy\u2064 Jr. \u200bpassionately\u200c defended his family\u2019s controversial decision to wiretap the iconic Civil Rights\u200b leader Martin \u200bLuther King Jr., describing it as a &#8220;bold political\u2064 move.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>During a recent \u2064campaign trip \u2062to Atlanta, Georgia, on \u200cthe eve of the MLK Jr. U.S. holiday, RFK Jr. \u2062justified his family&#8217;s controversial decision to allow the FBI to\u2063 wiretap MLK Jr. He argued that it was a necessary step given the political \u2064tensions of the Civil Rights era.<\/p>\n<p>RFK Jr. revealed that both his father \u2064and late President John F. Kennedy had placed significant \u2062bets on King and \u2063the March on Washington, which led them to \u200bapprove the \u2062wiretapping. This decision was made during RFK Jr.&#8217;s tenure as the 64th United States attorney general.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;They \u200cwere not only supporting the\u2064 <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> but also protecting their \u2062own careers. They were aware of Hoover&#8217;s \u200dintentions to destroy\u200b King,&#8221; RFK Jr. stated, referring to then-FBI director, J. Edgar\u200c Hoover.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to RFK Jr.,\u2063 the Kennedy administration \u200chad a valid reason to support Hoover&#8217;s \u2063surveillance \u2063of King. The FBI director viewed MLK Jr. as a &#8220;dangerous radical&#8221; \u200bwith communist affiliations.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;At that time, there was a good reason for their \u2064actions,&#8221; RFK Jr. explained. &#8220;My father \u200bgave permission\u200d to\u200c Hoover to wiretap them so he could either prove or disprove his suspicions \u200babout\u200d King. Politically, they felt compelled to do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, RFK Jr.&#8217;s defense of\u200b his family&#8217;s\u2063 involvement in this controversial episode has raised concerns among some \u200cvoters. They worry that he may be compromising \u2062his reputation as a truth-teller who stands up for marginalized \u2062communities.<\/p>\n<p>Recent revelations have shed more light on the\u200c FBI&#8217;s extensive surveillance campaign against MLK Jr. than what was previously known from declassified \u2063documents. It is widely reported\u2064 that \u2062the FBI even sent a \u2064letter to \u2063MLK Jr., suggesting that he should take his \u200cown life.<\/p>\n<p>In her book &#8220;The Burglary: The Discovery of J. \u200cEdgar Hoover&#8217;s Secret \u2064FBI,&#8221; Betty\u2062 Medsger \u200cdescribed the FBI&#8217;s years-long operation to destroy King, which \u200dinvolved office break-ins, informants,\u200b mail interception, wiretapping, and bugging of King&#8217;s premises.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;The \u200bplot involved office break-ins, use of informers, \u200bmail opening, wiretapping, and bugging of King\u2019s office, home and hotel rooms,&#8221; Medsger added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>RFK Jr. \u200dacknowledged that his uncle and father\u2062 were well aware of Hoover&#8217;s animosity\u200d towards civil rights groups\u2062 and considered him a racist. He also claimed that if \u200dhis uncle had \u2064not been assassinated, he\u2064 would have removed Hoover from office during his \u200csecond term as\u200d president.<\/p>\n<p>Stay\u2062 informed! 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One America\u2019s Katie Smith brings you\u200b the story.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Google faces a federal jury in \u200dBoston on Tuesday over allegations that its processors infringe on a computer scientist&#8217;s patents.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>OpenAI \u200band its financial backer \u200bMicrosoft are sued in Manhattan federal court\u200d by two nonfiction authors who claim that their work was misused to\u200b train AI models for \u2063AI-based services.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>SpaceX files a lawsuit against a U.S. labor board in an attempt to \u2062block allegations of illegal employee terminations,\u2062 referring to CEO Elon Musk as &#8220;a \u200ddistraction and embarrassment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>ChatGPT was already on its way to becoming a household name even before the start \u200cof 2023.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062 What are the contrasting opinions regarding\u2063 RFK Jr.&#8217;s\u200c defense of his\u200c family&#8217;s wiretapping decision in terms of its \u2064impact\u200c on civil liberties\u2063 and national security<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Om\/subscribe\/&#8221;><strong>Subscribe<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite the controversy \u200bsurrounding the wiretapping, RFK Jr. emphasized that it was a decision made in the context of \u200cthe times and the political climate. \u2063He \u200cargued that his family was not\u200c the only one to engage in\u200c such actions, citing other instances\u2064 of wiretapping \u200cby various administrations throughout history.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a different time, and\u200b people made different choices,&#8221; RFK Jr. stated. &#8220;The civil\u2063 rights movement was a critical moment in our nation&#8217;s history, and my family\u200b felt\u2063 the need to\u200c take extraordinary \u2062measures to\u200b protect its progress.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>RFK Jr.&#8217;s\u200d defense of his family&#8217;s controversial \u200cdecision has sparked\u200b a wider conversation about\u2064 the balance between protecting civil liberties and national\u2062 security. Critics argue that the government&#8217;s surveillance activities, both past and\u200c present, undermine basic constitutional rights and privacy.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u2062 supporters of RFK\u2063 Jr. maintain that his family&#8217;s history of championing civil rights and social justice should not be overshadowed by this particular decision. \u2062They point to the Kennedys&#8217; support for desegregation, \u200dvoting rights, and their overall contribution to advancing\u200d equality in the United\u200d States.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, RFK Jr.&#8217;s defense of \u200chis family&#8217;s decision to wiretap Martin Luther King Jr. has sparked controversy \u2063and raised concerns among some\u2063 voters. \u2064However, the\u200c historical \u200dcontext and the political tensions of the\u2064 Civil Rights \u2063era must be taken into account when evaluating this controversial episode. \u2063Ultimately, \u2064the decision made by RFK Jr.&#8217;s family \u200cwas a product of its time and the desire to protect the\u200b progress \u2064of the civil rights movement. The debate surrounding the wiretapping serves as a reminder of the delicate balance between safeguarding civil liberties and \u2062national\u2064 security.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, independent presidential candidate Robert F. 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