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RFK Jr received $4m in book advances from Maha allies over past year

The Guardian US · September 23, 2026 at 6:56 PM

RFK Jr received $4m in book advances from Maha allies over past year

In 2024 ethics filing, US health secretary pledged to ‘not engage in writing, editing, marketing or promotional services for any of these books during government service’ Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, received $4m over the last year in book advances from allies within the Make America Healthy Again movement, according to a new report.

The advances were for upcoming books by Skyhorse Publishing, a publishing house belonging to Tony Lyons, a friend of Kennedy Jr who is also president of Maha Center, a non-profit that describes itself as “tackling America’s health crisis through education, investigation, innovation and action”.

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RFK Jr received $4m in book advances from Maha allies over past year

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