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At a 2025 Senate hearing, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated, “I don’t run the MAHA PAC. I have no idea who’s contributing to them.”

A previous New York Times article reported on Jerry W. Ross's successful efforts to influence Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Trump administration to seek a prohibition against 7-OH, a competitor to his company's kratom drink 'Feel Free'.

At a Senate hearing in 2025, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. responded to accusations from Sen. Christopher S. Murphy that he was unduly influenced by MAHA PAC donors.

Kratom and 7-OH have both drawn widespread complaints regarding their potential for addiction and severe withdrawal symptoms.

About one-third of the more than $3 million raised by MAHA PAC since January 2025 came from Botanic Tonics.

The MAHA PAC, for which Tony Lyons serves as treasurer, has raised more than $3 million since January 2025.

Jerry W. Ross, the founder of Botanic Tonics, is a former energy executive who changed his name after pleading guilty to a financial crime.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has worked as a plaintiff’s lawyer in lawsuits over alleged vaccine injuries and has long denounced the liability protection for vaccine makers granted in a 1986 federal law.

The company Grail, which is seeking FDA approval for a multi-cancer blood test, was a top sponsor of the MAHA Summit held in Washington in late September or early October 2026.

Financial disclosure records stated that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would be paid $10,000 for a book titled “America’s Path Back to Moral Leadership” and that two of his three contracted books were already written.

The MAHA Institute, led by Tony Lyons, hosted monthly gatherings during much of 2025 where prospective donors met with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other top health officials.

In 2026, MAHA Action supported a bill to end vaccine makers’ protection from traditional liability cases.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke at the MAHA Summit in 2025.

Grail's multi-cancer blood test performed poorly in detecting cancers in two large studies.

Before becoming health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote numerous books for Skyhorse Publishing and worked as a consultant for the company.

According to financial disclosures, Cheryl Hines, wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., received a $600,000 advance from Skyhorse for her memoir.

In financial disclosures for his Senate confirmation, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated he had earned $451,000 as a consultant for Skyhorse Publishing.

Gavin de Becker has written the foreword to two books about ketamine.

Kathleen Clark is an expert in government ethics and a law professor at Washington University in St. Louis.

The Department of Health and Human Services, overseen by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is reviewing at least one ketamine therapy for approval.