AP β A letter submitted to the U. Senate that states it was sent by physicians in support of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Republican Sen. The AP found that in addition to the physicians who had faced disciplinary action, many of the nearly signers are not doctors. The letter with the names of those who signed was provided to the AP by Sen. More than 90 did not include any credentials at all. Bigtree and Kennedy did not return messages seeking comment.
Sanctions they faced included having their license revoked or suspended, being put on probation, receiving a reprimand or other action. One received a warning letter from the Federal Trade Commission , which said he was unlawfully advertising products as treatments or prevention for COVID, including intravenous nutrient therapy and vitamins. Thomas did not admit or deny the finding. NBC News reported that Thomas was part of a team assembled by Kennedy who remotely advised an anti-vaccine activist in Samoa during a measles outbreak there on how to treat children with vitamins.
A person who responded on behalf of Thomas, DeeDee Hoover, said the information the AP had was inaccurate but did not reply when asked what specifically was wrong. Other signers included Dr. Capitol on Jan. Gold was recently pardoned by Trump and told the AP in an email that her reprimand and other disciplinary action were overturned by a judge prior to her pardon.
She told the AP she is appealing the decision and expects to be fully vindicated. At least two of the doctors were disciplined, prior to the pandemic, for improperly giving out vaccine waivers, including one who had his license revoked and another who was put on probation. The group, the Committee to Protect Health Care, said that the letter was initially circulated among verified physicians and that as additional signatures were added, their credentials were checked.
The group provided the list of signatories to the AP but with anonymized names that included the first initial of their first name along with the first three letters of their last name, as well as their medical credentials. They said doctors' names were anonymized for their privacy and to protect them from harassment. Skip to content. Mid-Michigan Matters. Investigate TV. First Alert Weather. Traffic Map.
