Exhibit 1296

Letter, Senator Ron Wyden to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Exhibit 1296 · Congressional letter

Letter, Senator Ron Wyden to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

both industries obtained the right to do so by paying millions to you and to President Trump.

Six pages. Repeats the Reynolds chronology, adds that Botanic Tonics donated $1 million to MAHA PAC and that its CEO donated $162,000 to the Secretary's presidential campaign, citing news reports, asks 14 questions and five document requests, due 31 August 2026.

Source: U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Democratic staff
Date: 3 August 2026
Quoted from: p. 1, first paragraph
Grade: Primary record
Document: https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/20260803lettertosecretarykennedy.pdf
Accessed: 2026-11-10
Cited by: Findings citing this exhibit
Note: sha256 289e9f251a67766102ee92b350163807f2ce75249742b50f37826c723319af6d. Characterization by the Senator.

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Finding POL-5.20: Primary record On 3 August 2026 Senator Ron Wyden, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, sent letters to Reynolds American, to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and to Botanic Tonics. The letters cite press reports for a chronology of the payments, a lunch and FDA's guidance, ask what was requested at the lunch and in calls, and set a deadline of 31 August 2026.