RFK Jr. criticized by Democratic lawmakers over 'deviations' from ethics agreement

In a January 2025 ethics disclosure, Kennedy said he would earn a 10% contingency fee when he referred cases to a law firm that represented plaintiffs suing Merck over the HPV vaccine Gardasil.

Kennedy received over $850,000 through this deal in 2024, the disclosure said. However, Kennedy said last month he planned to divest his interest in prior litigation against Merck, and that any proceeds from the lawsuit would go to one of his sons.