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Yahoo
05-04-2025
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How close are we to the truth on JFK? Oliver Stone and author explain how there is much to uncover
Director Oliver Stone and author Jim DiEugenio recounted their years of research into the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy and why it should be reexamined earlier this week on Fox News. Stone, who directed "JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass," recently made a case to Congress to re-open the investigation and pour over everything from the crime scene, the rifle and bullets, the autopsy and more. What The Jfk Documents Reveal About Lee Harvey Oswald The 80,000 pages of Kennedy files were released March 18, opening a trove of insight into what could prove or disprove how Kennedy was killed in Dallas, Texas, on Nov. 22, 1963. Stone explained during the congressional hearing that he had encountered previous roadblocks for his 1991 film "JFK" with the CIA, questioning the agency's handling of the files he had requested regarding the assassination. "Although mandated by law from the Central Intelligence Agency, which operated and still operates as a taxpayer-funded intelligence agency that arrogantly considered itself outside our laws, they say things like, 'We will get back to you on that,' and they never do," Stone told Congress. Read On The Fox News App Stone told Fox News on Wednesday that the "spirit" of the law, being the Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992, is that the CIA would only release the files with a national security exception. "This is a question of national security, and it just keeps getting delayed and kicked around," Stone said on "Jesse Watters Primetime." DiEugenio, who wrote "JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass," touched on the order in October 2017, when President Donald Trump directed agencies to reevaluate redactions and disclose any information that no longer warranted withholding. These orders for disclosure were subsequently delayed by the Biden administration in 2021, 2022 and 2023, according to a White House fact sheet. "Instead of declassifying everything like he said he [Trump] wanted to do, he ended up delaying it, alright? And he even delayed it into the Biden administration," DiEugenio said, adding that the Biden administration worsened the issue. Lawmakers Cheer Trump's Jfk Files Release: 'Restoration Of The People's Trust' DiEugenio praised Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., for taking a "legislative attack on this subject," saying he was hopeful that with people working on it from multiple angles, Americans will "finally" be able to access all documents on the JFK assassination. "I really hope that between both of these angles, we finally will get every last piece of paper on this case that's haunted America for the last six decades," he said. Fox News Digital's Greg Wehner contributed to this report. Original article source: How close are we to the truth on JFK? Oliver Stone and author explain how there is much to uncover
Fox News
05-04-2025
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- Fox News
How close are we to the truth on JFK? Oliver Stone and author explain how there is much to uncover
Director Oliver Stone and author Jim DiEugenio recounted their years of research into the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy and why it should be reexamined earlier this week on Fox News. Stone, who directed "JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass," recently made a case to Congress to re-open the investigation and pour over everything from the crime scene, the rifle and bullets, the autopsy and more. The 80,000 pages of Kennedy files were released March 18, opening a trove of insight into what could prove or disprove how Kennedy was killed in Dallas, Texas, on Nov. 22, 1963. Stone explained during the congressional hearing that he had encountered previous roadblocks for his 1991 film "JFK" with the CIA, questioning the agency's handling of the files he had requested regarding the assassination. "Although mandated by law from the Central Intelligence Agency, which operated and still operates as a taxpayer-funded intelligence agency that arrogantly considered itself outside our laws, they say things like, 'We will get back to you on that,' and they never do," Stone told Congress. Stone told Fox News on Wednesday that the "spirit" of the law, being the Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992, is that the CIA would only release the files with a national security exception. "This is a question of national security, and it just keeps getting delayed and kicked around," Stone said on "Jesse Watters Primetime." DiEugenio, who wrote "JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass," touched on the order in October 2017, when President Donald Trump directed agencies to reevaluate redactions and disclose any information that no longer warranted withholding. These orders for disclosure were subsequently delayed by the Biden administration in 2021, 2022 and 2023, according to a White House fact sheet. "Instead of declassifying everything like he said he [Trump] wanted to do, he ended up delaying it, alright? And he even delayed it into the Biden administration," DiEugenio said, adding that the Biden administration worsened the issue. DiEugenio praised Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., for taking a "legislative attack on this subject," saying he was hopeful that with people working on it from multiple angles, Americans will "finally" be able to access all documents on the JFK assassination. "I really hope that between both of these angles, we finally will get every last piece of paper on this case that's haunted America for the last six decades," he said.
USA Today
01-04-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
Oliver Stone calls on lawmakers to reopen Kennedy assassination inquiry: Key moments from JFK hearing
Oliver Stone calls on lawmakers to reopen Kennedy assassination inquiry: Key moments from JFK hearing The assassination of former President John F. Kennedy took center stage at a House hearing on Tuesday, as four witnesses including filmmaker Oliver Stone testified about the documents recently released on one of the most shocking moments in American history. So what did the witnesses tell lawmakers? Testimony from Stone and authors Jefferson Morley and James DiEugenio largely centered around criticism of the CIA and other federal officials in the decades since Kennedy's assassination. The witnesses took issue with multiple federal investigations and long-held findings about Kennedy's death. It wasn't a new turn for the group of witnesses. For example, Stone's 1991 film "JFK" faced harsh pushback from historians for its suggestions that Kennedy's death was the result of high-level conspiracies. Multiple lawmakers also argued that federal agencies waiting more than 60 years to release certain information about Kennedy's killing was unacceptable. Renewed attention on the assassination comes after a flood of documents was released by the National Archives earlier this month about the shooting, after President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for the files to be released. Nothing in the documents has changed the long-held findings that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in fatally shooting Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963 while the then-president rode in a motorcade in Dallas. Stone called on the committee to reopen the investigation into Kennedy's assassination – and any potential role of the CIA in the case. 'I ask the committee to reopen what the Warren Commission failed miserably to complete,' testified Stone, who directed the 2021 documentary, 'JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass.' 'I ask you, in good faith outside all political considerations, to reinvestigate the assassination of this President Kennedy from the scene of the crime to the courtroom,' including the chain of custody on the rifle, the bullets, the fingerprints and 'the autopsy that defies belief,' Stone said. Also, Stone called on the committee to investigate the 'fingerprints of intelligence all over Lee Harvey Oswald' from 1959 until his death days after the assassination, and especially for 'the CIA, whose muddy footprints are all over this case, a true interrogation.' – Josh Meyer Jefferson Morley, author of three books on John F. Kennedy and the CIA, joined Stone in calling on the committee to reopen the investigation because he didn't think accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. Morley told the committee that held the hearing Tuesday, officially known as the House Task Force on Declassification of Federal Secrets, to probe 'the new revelations emerging from the newest JFK files' that Trump ordered released last month. Asked if he believed Oswald killed Kennedy, Morley said no. 'He might have fired a gun,' Morley told the committee. 'He was not the intellectual author of the President's death.' Officials have long held that Oswald acted alone in fatally shooting Kennedy. –Josh Meyer Jefferson Morley and several other witnesses emphasized during their testimony concerns that the CIA had Lee Harvey Oswald under close surveillance months before Kennedy's assassination. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle also repeatedly asked about criticism of the CIA in the decades following the assassination. Asked by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., what the CIA knew about Oswald and when they knew it, Morley responded 'a whole lot.' Morley, an author and self-described liberal, said the newly unredacted documents reveal that the CIA had close to 200 pages of information on Oswald before Kennedy was killed. While an initial review of the papers didn't contain any shocking revelations, the documents do offer a window into the climate of fear at the time surrounding U.S. relations with the Soviet Union shortly after the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 nearly led to a nuclear war. Many of the documents reflected the work by investigators to learn more about assassin Lee Harvey Oswald's time in the Soviet Union and track his movements in the months leading up to Kennedy's assassination in Dallas. Morley argues that the information draws into question, at the very least, whether the CIA could have prevented Kennedy's assassination. But criticisms extended beyond the 1960s and into modern day. Morley said he believes there are "important records" that haven't been released yet, and some documents continue to include redactions. – Karissa Waddick Several Republican lawmakers questioned whether there were similarities between Kennedy's murder and assassination attempts against Trump. Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz., argued that little is still known about the men who attempted to take Trump's life and asked panelists whether they believed history was repeating itself. They were divided. Morely answered with a curt 'no,' while Stone said he did see similarities. Crane was among a group of lawmakers who, after the assassination attempt against Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, made claims without evidence that the shooting was an attempt by political actors to prevent Trump from returning to the White House. The FBI launched investigations into both assassination attempts against Trump. Thomas Crooks shot Trump during a rally in Butler in July 2024 and was killed by a counter-sniper team. A man named Ryan Routh was charged with attempted assassination after he positioned himself with a gun near a Trump-owned golf course in September. – Karissa Waddick Republican and Democratic representatives on the task force were united Tuesday in recognizing the importance of releasing long-classified information about Kennedy's assassination – and accusing government agencies like the FBI and CIA of keeping information classified for too long. Still, Democrats on the committee and at least one witness expressed frustration at the way the Trump administration released the information. Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif, said he worried about the 'host of harms' caused, including the release of Social Security numbers and other personal information. John Davisson, Senior Counsel and Director of Litigation at the Electronic Privacy Information Center called the rollout 'sloppy.' When asked about how Congress can keep ensure transparency within executive branch agencies, Davisson urged that the most important thing was providing 'resources to agencies' so that information can be viewed in a 'timely fashion. The Trump administration earlier this year fired the head archivist at the National Archives, the agency responsible for releasing the JFK files. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., the chair of the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, accused prior investigations into Kennedy's assassination of obscuring information and omitting evidence without proof. 'For years, we've relied on our report that while maybe well intentioned was built on the foundation of omissions and half truths,' she said during her opening statement. 'Now with these newly declassified documents, we can confront those discrepancies. During his response, Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif, pushed back on Luna's comments and urged witnesses to focus on 'information, facts' and 'truth' during their testimony. – Karissa Waddick Aside from Stone, three other witnesses are testifying in Tuesday's hearing. Author Jefferson Morley, the vice president of the Mary Ferrell Foundation, a non-profit that promotes access to historical government documents, is speaking, alongside James DiEugenio, an author who has targeted investigations into Kennedy's assassination. Stone wrote the foreword to DiEugenio's book "The JFK Assassination." John Davisson, a lawyer at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, will also answer questions from lawmakers. – Marina Pitofsky Contributing: Reuters
