Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign has made a fifth request for Secret Service protection, which includes a man’s claim that he intends to kill the candidate on the upcoming anniversary of Robert F. Kennedy Sr.’s assassination.
In the eight-page letter dated March 1, which was reviewed by Newsweek, the campaign COO Mike Sanders cites multiple threats against the candidate and draws comparisons to similar requests in previous years by candidates such as Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama.
Kennedy was denied Secret Service protection in February by Homeland Security Director Alejandro Mayorkas. In his letter to Kennedy’s campaign, also reviewed by Newsweek, Mayorkas says he consulted with House Speaker Mike Johnson, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Sergeant at Arms Karen Gibson in reaching his decision.
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“Based on the facts and the recommendation of the advisory committee, I have determined that Secret Service protection for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is not warranted at this time,” the letter from Mayorkas states, without offering any further reasoning.
Newsweek reached out to Mayorkas and the five panel members, typically referred to collectively as the Congressional Protection Advisory Committee, or CPAC, and will update the story should any of them respond.
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