Robert F Kennedy Jr vows to investigate January 6 prosecutions for political bias

Independent presidential candidate makes promise one day after claiming reference to prisoners as activists' was unfortunate error

Robert F Kennedy Jr, the lawyer, conspiracy theorist and independent candidate for US president, vowed to investigate whether prosecutorial discretion was abused for political ends" in convictions of January 6 rioters - just one day after his campaign said a fundraising reference to such prisoners as activists" was an unfortunate error.

In a statement on Friday, Kennedy said that as president, he would appoint a special counsel - an individual respected by all sides - to investigate whether prosecutorial discretion was abused for political ends in this case, and I will right any wrongs that we discover".