Alex Seitz-Wald is a senior politics reporter for NBC News.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s presidential campaign has hired a former top spokesperson to hard-right Republican candidates who has called the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol “Democrat misdirection.” Campaign finance records show Kennedy’s independent campaign first hired Zach Henry’s firm Total Virality for 'influencer engagement' in March, two months after Republican Vivek Ramaswamy dropped out of the race for his party's presidential nomination.
” But subsequent Kennedy statements contained other errors he was forced to address, and the controversy drew attention to his own views on Jan. 6. Kennedy has questioned 'harsh treatment' of Jan. 6 defendants, said he would consider pardoning some and questioned whether it was a true 'insurrection.' Kennedy also said he would appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the treatment of those charged with crimes in connection with Jan. 6.
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