Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is under investigation for allegedly cutting the head off a dead whale carcass more than 20 years as new details of the harrowing incident emerge

"I received a letter from the National Marine Fisheries Institute saying that they were investigating me for collecting a whale specimen 20 years ago," he stated at the event.

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RFK Jr's daughter Kathleen 'Kick' Kennedy had earlier spoken about a family trip where her father decided to decapitate a dead whale

During a recent campaign event, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revealed he is being investigated for decapitating a dead whale with a chainsaw over 20 years ago. | TAG24

One of his daughters, Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy, described in a 2012 article how her father cut the head off a dead whale that had washed ashore and bungee-corded it to the family’s car.

Katherine Silverstein, a spokesperson for NOAA, told the Times that the federal agency typically does not comment on open investigations.