Kennedy’s commitment to walk away from the potential windfall is a major reversal for the nominee, who in his ethics plan submitted to federal officials earlier this month told lawmakers he was entitled to those proceeds so long as the U.S. government wasn’t involved.

President Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of Health and Human Services said he will divest his interest in lawsuits against an HPV vaccine manufacturer. In written responses to questions from Sen. Elizabeth Warren,

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. also disclosed that he had reached at least one settlement agreement with a company or individual that has accused him of “misconduct or inappropriate behavior.”