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Home Front: Politix
[suddenly] FBI uncovers thousands of undisclosed records connected to JFK's assassination
2025-02-11
[FoxNews] The discovery came after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to release the JFK files

The FBI has uncovered thousands of records connected to the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy as a result of President Donald Trump’s executive order to release the files.

Axios first reported that the FBI released 2,400 records tied to the Nov. 22, 1963, assassination of Kennedy, which were not provided to the board that reviewed and disclosed the files.

When the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) submitted its plan to release the JFK files, it reportedly disclosed the existence of the records.
“See how compliant we are being, Mr. President?”
Fox News has confirmed with a person familiar with the records that the files were uncovered during the review.

"In 2020, the FBI opened the Central Records Complex and began a multi-year effort to first ship and then electronically inventory and store closed case files from FBI field offices across the country," the FBI told Fox News. "The resulting, more comprehensive records inventory, coupled with the technologic advances in automating the FBI's record keeping processes, allows us to more quickly search and locate records.

"The FBI conducted a new records search pursuant to President Trump's Executive Order issued on January 23, 2025, regarding the declassification of the assassination files of JFK, RFK, and MLK. The search resulted in approximately 2400 newly inventoried and digitized records that were previously unrecognized as related to the JFK assassination case file," the agency added. "The FBI has made the appropriate notifications of the newly discovered documents and is working to transfer them to the National Archives and Records Administration for inclusion in the ongoing declassification process."
To be fair, J. Edgar Hoover was running things in those days, and he had very firm ideas about who owned his work product — him, not the public or the president.
Last month, Trump signed an executive order to declassify files on the assassinations of Kennedy, his brother Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Everything will be revealed," Trump told reporters as he signed the order in the Oval Office.

The executive order came after Trump had previously promised on the campaign trail to declassify the documents upon entering his second term, saying at the time, "When I return to the White House, I will declassify and unseal all JFK assassination-related documents. It’s been 60 years, time for the American people to know the truth."

Trump had initially promised to release the last batch of documents during his first term, but such efforts ultimately dissipated. Trump then blocked the release of hundreds of records on the assassination following several CIA and FBI appeals.

"I have no choice," Trump said in a memo, where he cited "potentially irreversible harm" to national security if he allowed the records to be released. Trump said at the time the potential harm to U.S. national security, law enforcement or foreign affairs is "of such gravity that it outweighs the public interest in immediate disclosure."
A quid pro quo is only good so long as both parties keep the faith. It was during the Biden interregnum that President Trump learnt how badly the FBI and CIA had betrayed — and continued to betray — him.
Posted by:Skidmark

#9  Original sources are good. Well found, Anguper Hupomosing9418.
Posted by: trailing wife   2025-02-11 23:09  

#8  Full text of the president's order dated 23 Jan 2025. It refers to the 1992 Act of Congress requiring it -- which had many exceptions to the full release.
I have now determined that the continued redaction and withholding of information from records pertaining to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy is not consistent with the public interest and the release of these records is long overdue.

SOURCE
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2025-02-11 22:50  

#7   Is this where we finally learn that Oswald was a recruited US Intelligence asset ?

A most interesting question. I would expect that teasing out an answer at this late date would be difficult. Why would anyone leave paper records lying around? Not to mention that unlike regular matter, records can be both created and destroyed.

Me, I'd like to know more about Jack Ruby's involvement. Lots of funny bits in that story.
Posted by: SteveS   2025-02-11 20:35  

#6  /\ Yep.
Posted by: Besoeker   2025-02-11 12:38  

#5  As I said on Twitter, this is a strong indication Kash will get the nomination. Otherwise these documents would still be unfound.
Posted by: mossomo   2025-02-11 12:35  

#4  Here is my shocked face -_-
Posted by: DarthVader   2025-02-11 09:30  

#3  
Still awaiting the 20+ year OVERDUE release.

Obviously the DC Swamp is worried about something.
Is it the names and deeds of those involved.

Or the DC Swamp needed more time to properly "adjust" the now DIGITIZED records?
Posted by: NN2N1   2025-02-11 04:06  

#2  Is this where we finally learn that Oswald was a recruited US Intelligence asset ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2025-02-11 02:46  

#1  FBI uncovers hidden JFK assassination files after Trump orders full evidence release
Posted by: Skidmark   2025-02-11 02:35  

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