A federal law enforcement agency has confirmed they are conducting an investigation into Robert F. Kennedy Jr. following an incident from two decades ago where he allegedly cut off the head of a dead whale and transported it to his home. The former independent presidential candidate made this revelation while campaigning for Donald Trump outside Phoenix.
Kennedy’s daughter recounted the whale incident in a 2012 interview with Town and Country magazine, describing how her father used a chainsaw to remove the whale’s head, then secured it to the roof of their minivan for a five-hour journey home. The peculiar transportation method resulted in discomfort for the family, with whale juice seeping into the vehicle and garnering disapproving gestures from other motorists.
A spokesperson for the National Marine Fisheries Service confirmed that authorities are looking into the matter but refrained from providing further details due to their policy of not commenting on ongoing investigations. The agency, a branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is responsible for enforcing federal laws such as the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act.
During a rally in Glendale, Arizona, Kennedy mentioned receiving a letter notifying him of the investigation into his actions involving the whale specimen two decades ago. While he did not explicitly confirm or deny the incident, Kennedy insinuated that the statute of limitations for pursuing charges had expired and suggested a potential link between the investigation and his support for Trump.
When pressed by reporters for clarification on the investigation, Kennedy refused to provide further information, stating that the media focuses on trivial matters. This incident involving the whale carcass is just one of several peculiar anecdotes involving Kennedy and deceased animals, including a previous tale about placing a bear killed by a motorist in Central Park with a bicycle on top, which sparked a citywide mystery in New York a decade ago.
