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President Trump’s release of previously classified JFK assassination records sheds light on long-held government secrecy, offering clues about systemic cover-ups, bureaucratic incompetence, and Cold War-era intelligence operations. While the files may not definitively answer “who” killed Kennedy, they expose about institutions have concealed for decades:
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The documents highlight chaotic federal responses to the assassination, including FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover’s memos urging officials to merely hours after the shooting. Internal reports reveal desperate attempts to control the narrative, suggesting agencies prioritized over transparency. For example, Hoover privately lamented the Dallas Police’s failure to protect Oswald from Jack Ruby—a lapse that fueled conspiracy theories.
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Files confirm covert CIA operations, including plans to assassinate Fidel Castro and surveillance of Soviet/Cuban embassies in Mexico City. One declassified cable shows the CIA monitored Oswald’s activities abroad but failed to flag him as a threat. Notably, a 1975 deposition reveals Lyndon B. Johnson believed Kennedy’s death was retaliation for U.S. involvement in Vietnam. These disclosures underscore how Cold War-era agencies operated , prioritizing geopolitical agendas over accountability.
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Records detail Oswald’s trip to Mexico City weeks before the assassination, where he visited Soviet and Cuban embassies. The KGB reportedly speculated that Johnson orchestrated the killing, while FBI memos show to surveil Oswald. Such interactions fueled theories of foreign collusion but also expose how U.S. agencies fixated on communist threats while overlooking domestic vulnerabilities.
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Despite the 1992 JFK Records Act mandating full disclosure by 2017, agencies like the FBI and CIA repeatedly withheld files, citing vague “national security” concerns. Trump’s 2025 executive order revealed never reviewed by oversight boards. Whistleblowers allege agencies exploited legal loopholes to delay transparency, fueling public distrust. Jefferson Morley, an assassination expert, noted the FBI’s sudden compliance with Trump’s order marked a rare departure from .
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#### Why This Matters Now
Glenn Beck’s warning about the “what” aligns with these revelations: the files expose —not just in 1963 but persisting through subsequent administrations. By releasing the records, Trump challenges Americans to confront historical government opacity and demand accountability in modern scandals. As RFK Jr. stated, this move prioritizes , testing whether society can handle unsettling truths about its leaders’ fallibility.
