The campaign walked back an email that said those facing charges connected to the Capitol riot were 'activists' who have been 'stripped of their Constitutional liberties.'
Washington — The campaign of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. disowned language used in a fundraising email on Thursday that referred to those facing charges in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot as 'activists' who have been 'stripped of their Constitutional liberties.' The email urged supporters to sign a petition calling for the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is facing extradition to the U.S.
government gives assurances, including that he will not be given the death penalty. In a statement to CBS News, Kennedy's campaign said 'the statement was an error that does not reflect Mr. Kennedy's views.' 'It was inserted by a new marketing contractor and slipped through the normal approval process,' the campaign said, adding that it has terminated its contract with this vendor.
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