Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during the Libertarian National Convention at the Washington Hilton in Washington, Friday, May 24, 2024. Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission accusing CNN of violating federal campaign finance law by “colluding” with the Trump and Biden campaigns on debate criteria that excluded him.
Mr. Holloway said news reports have detailed how CNN worked with the Trump and Biden campaigns on rules that would “exclude other candidates, specifically Candidate Kennedy, from the debate.” CNN also said Mr. Kennedy had not met their polling criteria, “which, like the other objective criteria, were set before issuing invitations to the debate.”