RFK Jr. Defends Hiring of Amaryllis Fox Kennedy After FEC Threatens Legal Action For Campaign Payments

Mrs. Kennedy is married to Robert F. Kennedy III, the presidential candidate’s son, and is a former undercover CIA agent and Twitter executive.

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at a campaign event in Miami on Oct. 12, 2023. Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended Amaryllis Fox Kennedy’s involvement in his campaign following the announcement that the Federal Election Commission (FEC) asked the Kennedy campaign to clarify salary payments made to a family member.

In a letter first obtained by CNBC, the FEC questioned whether payments made by the Kennedy campaign to the candidate’s daughter-in-law, Mrs. Kennedy, between July 1 and Sept. 30 exceeded “fair market value.”