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RFK Jr., Zeldin pressed by Democrats on possible roles in Trump pardons

By Michael Kaplan, Gabe Kaminsky · Oct 9, 2026, 1:04 PM CDT

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Democratic lawmakers are pressing HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to explain what role they may have played in pardons granted by President Trump.

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The article provides no information about which specific pardons are being referenced, why the officials might be implicated, any evidence of involvement, or statements from the officials themselves.

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The piece is framed as a political inquiry by Democratic lawmakers into potential involvement of two current administration officials in past presidential pardons.

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