{"id":2381549,"date":"2024-12-18T15:56:56","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T20:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-vax-philanthropy-and-legal-fees-how-rfk-jr-makes-his-millions\/"},"modified":"2024-12-18T16:01:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T21:01:00","slug":"anti-vax-philanthropy-and-legal-fees-how-rfk-jr-makes-his-millions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-vax-philanthropy-and-legal-fees-how-rfk-jr-makes-his-millions\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-vax philanthropy and legal fees: How RFK Jr makes his millions"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fanti-vax-philanthropy-and-legal-fees-how-rfk-jr-makes-his-millions%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=2381549&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>The article titled &#8220;Anti-vax \u200dphilanthropy\u2064 and\u200d legal\u200c fees: How \u2064RFK Jr.\u200b makes his millions&#8221; explores the\u2063 important earnings of Robert F. kennedy Jr. during his \u200cpresidential run in 2023. Kennedy reportedly earned\u200d approximately \u200c$10.7 million, primarily through\u200d his connections with various law\u2063 firms\u200b and his leadership \u200bof a vaccine-skeptic nonprofit organization, \u2063Children&#8217;s Health Defense. <\/p>\n<p>According to financial \u200bdisclosures linked to his \u200dcampaign, kennedy&#8217;s \u200dincome increased\u2063 considerably\u200b from the\u2063 previous year, where\u2064 he earned around $7.8\u200b million in 2022. A notable portion\u2064 of his earnings, about $8.6 million\u200d in 2023, was attributed to his partnership\u2063 in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/energy-department-blasts-epas-proposed-chemical-ban-alleging-it-would-hurt-us-ability-to-detect-wmds\/\" title=\"Energy Dept. criticizes EPA&#039;s chemical ban, claims it hampers WMD detection.\">environmental law firm<\/a> Kennedy \u200d&#038; \u200bMadonna.Additionally, \u200che received\u200c tens of thousands from Arctic\u2062 Royalty,\u200b a company involved in oil and \u2064gas leasing across\u200c several states.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy&#8217;s financial disclosures also revealed that\u200c he misreported\u200c his income by over $200,000, indicating a \u200cpattern\u2062 of substantial \u200cwealth \u200bthat is \u200bconsistent with the legacy of the Kennedy family. The report highlights the\u200c interplay of philanthropy, legal work, \u2062and significant\u2064 investments in his financial\u2064 success.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Anti-vax philanthropy and legal fees: How RFK Jr. makes his millions<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1880997\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/robert-f-kennedy-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a> took home millions of dollars while running for president in 2023, primarily through his work with various law firms and his leadership at a vaccine-skeptic nonprofit organization.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Kennedy, President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, made roughly $10.7 million in 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Kennedy-Jr.-Robert-F.-AMENDED-2024-278PC.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">recently amended financial disclosures filed<\/a> in connection with his presidential campaign. In addition to a sizable annual income, Kennedy reported holding significant assets, including between $500,001 and $1 million worth of Bitcoin and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manhattan-sees-record-high-office-vacancy-rate-as-businesses-flee\/\" title=\"Manhattan Sees Record High Office Vacancy Rate As Businesses Flee\">commercial real estate<\/a> in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>In his initial 2023 financial disclosure, filed in July, Kennedy misrepresented his income by more than $200,000 by underreporting salaries he earned from Children&rsquo;s Health Defense, a nonprofit organization he founded, and JW Howard Attorneys, where he is employed as a litigator.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy made more money while running for president than he did in previous years, with an earlier disclosure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/06\/30\/us\/politics\/robert-f-kennedy-jr-money.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">indicating<\/a> that he earned $7.8 million in 2022. In both 2022 and 2023, the lion&rsquo;s share of Kennedy&rsquo;s income came from his partnership stake in his environmental law firm, Kennedy &amp; Madonna. The law firm netted him $8.6 million in 2023, up from about $5 million in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>While earning millions for his work on environmental conservation, Kennedy simultaneously received tens of thousands of dollars from Arctic Royalty, an oil and gas rights leasing company. The company operates in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.<\/p>\n<p>This level of wealth is not unusual for somebody bearing the Kennedy name. <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Business\/caroline-kennedy-fortune-revealed\/story?id=20001143\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Caroline Kennedy<\/a>, his cousin, had a net worth of between $250 million and $500 million as of 2013. <em>Forbes<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/kennedy\/\">e<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/kennedy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">stimated<\/a> in 2015 that the whole Kennedy family was worth around $1.2 billion.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump shakes hands with former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a campaign rally on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kennedy took leave from Children&rsquo;s Health Defense in April 2023 to begin his presidential campaign. Despite only working for a couple of months of the year, Kennedy took home $326,056 in salary and bonus from the organization. Children&rsquo;s Health Defense has run a number of anti-vaccine campaigns since its founding in 2007. One campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/coronavirus-pandemic-business-health-pandemics-race-and-ethnicity-d140be878b1ef0c5a5cce3cfde71e69c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">involved<\/a> the nonprofit organization producing a film documenting the history of racism in medicine and using that to sow skepticism of vaccines among black people. Before Facebook banned anti-vaccine advertisements, Children&rsquo;s Health Defense was one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/health\/2019\/11\/15\/majority-anti-vaccine-ads-facebook-were-funded-by-two-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">primary funders<\/a> of such messaging.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy&rsquo;s view on vaccines has created some hurdles for his confirmation as health secretary. For instance, he recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/16\/politics\/kennedy-vaccines-gop-senators\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">clarified<\/a> to reporters that he was &ldquo;all for&rdquo; the polio vaccine after reports that his attorney had lobbied the Food and Drug Administration to revoke the approval for the polio shot caused concern on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But then I guess it begs the question: is it just that one vaccine or kind of where is it coming from more broadly?&rdquo; Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), a centrist Republican, said of the comment. &ldquo;So, those are the conversations that I think are important for me to have with him, because I do think that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ghana-is-first-country-to-receive-vaccines-through-global-covax-program\/\" title=\"Ghana Is First Country To Receive Vaccines Through Global COVAX Program\">vaccines save lives<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other sources of income Kennedy reported include $12,000 in speaking fees paid by Hillsdale College, $413,500 from Skyhorse Publishing for consulting fees related to book ideas and short pieces of writing, and $30,000 for healthcare consulting. He also received about $22,000 from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/natural-resources-defense-council-nrdc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">National Resources Defense Council<\/a> benefit plan. The NRDC is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-attempt-at-inaugural-anacostia-river-swim-called-off-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Second attempt at inaugural Anacostia River swim called off - Washington Examiner\">environmental nonprofit organization<\/a> that maintains a Beijing office operating under the supervision of the Chinese government and has employed members of the Chinese Communist Party.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy and his wife&rsquo;s total assets were worth up to $17.9 million as of 2023, according to the financial disclosure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1880997\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1880997\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RFK Jr. earns millions from law firms and anti-vax nonprofit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":894,"featured_media":2381550,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rfk-jr-secret-service.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[21703,47071,37055,32458],"class_list":["post-2381549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-anti-vax","tag-legal-fees","tag-philanthropy","tag-rfk-jr"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rfk-jr-secret-service.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381549","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\/894"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2381549"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381549\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2381553,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381549\/revisions\/2381553"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2381550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2381549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2381549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2381549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}