“Promises made, promises kept!” is the battle cry of the MAGAs right now, but was this a promise worth keeping?
Last night Donald Trump’s administration released two-thousand files, totaling over 60,000 pages, pertaining to the assassination of President John F Kennedy. You can read them all here. The files are in seemingly no order, with no index or search system, so combing through them will take a while. The National Archive press release claims these …
ast night Donald Trump’s administration released two-thousand files, totaling over 60,000 pages, pertaining to the assassination of President John F Kennedy.
You can read them all here.
The files are in seemingly no order, with no index or search system, so combing through them will take a while.
The National Archive press release claims these are “all records previously withheld for classification”, but that’s then admit that’s not technically true [emphasis added]:
In accordance with President Donald Trump’s directive of March 17, 2025, all records previously withheld for classification that are part of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection are released. The National Archives has partnered with agencies across the federal government to comply with the President’s directive in support of Executive Order 14176. As of March 18, 2025, the records are available to access either online at this page or in person, via hard copy or on analog media formats, at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland. As the records continue to be digitized, they will be posted to this page.
This is only the digitized ones, the undigitized ones are all available as well, you just have to go to the national archives in Maryland to see them. They’ll put those on the internet too, just as soon as they’re done digitizing them. Honest
Of course, the process of “digitizing the records” and the weeks it’s expected to take “historians and experts” to go over the files keeps the narrative open. They can add new files as they see fit to steer the conversation.
So far the media coverage has been exactly as you’d expect, with a quasi-religious repetition of the Official Story best exemplified by the pathetically predictable New York Times, where Adam Nagourney headlines simply:
Here’s what to know. (Oswald still did it.)
Propaganda so laughable you wonder if they’re really trying…and perhaps they’re not.
Social media reactions have been as you’d expect, too.
Republicans claim this is a case of “promises made, promises kept”. Democrats claim there’s no new information here, it’s just the same files Biden released with parts unredacted.
As is usually the case, it’s likely neither is entirely correct.
It’s possible this data dump is actually happening earlier than planned, an attempt by the Trump admin to win back some support after many of his base were alienated by his bombing of Yemen and continued support for Israel. There was, allegedly, a “24-hour scramble” to release the files, but that might just be a story designed to make Trump look chaotic.
Some of the “revelations” being discussed so far are really no such thing. For example, the idea that the CIA having hundreds of their agents inside the State Department is new information is ridiculous.
Although, the prominent and widespread discussion of potential CIA involvement is noteworthy.
In our prediction on the JFK files back in January, Kit wrote that…
It can’t be concrete declarations, because deniability – and therefore more debate – must be built in, but it will be enough to lend legitimacy to some of the milder or more fringe “conspiracy theories” in a way that fuels what will become a very public controversy.
And so far that seems to be bearing out, with unredacted mentions of both Israel and “Israeli intelligence services” already dominating the discussion:
But what do you think?
- Does this release vindicate Trump’s anti-establishment reputation?
- Do you expect there to be any new or important information?
- Will there be any further releases?
- Will the CIA and/or Israel ever be officially blamed?
Also, there’s a lot of information in 80,000 files, so if you find something interesting others may have missed, post it in the comments and we’ll try and add it to the main post.
JFK Reveals the Dark Forces Behind His Assassination in Resurrected Audio Recording
Following the release of the JFK files, we uncover lost audio recordings of President John F. Kennedy, where he passionately speaks out against the dangers of censorship and the global dark forces threatening the freedom of the American people. Through his stirring words, JFK warns of the insidious powers that seek to suppress truth and manipulate public discourse, revealing his deep concerns about the erosion of democratic values.
This rare, audio offers a glimpse into the mind of a leader who understood the critical importance of free speech and the fight for liberty in the face of powerful adversaries. JFK’s quest to expose the globalist agenda may just have gotten him killed as more evidence points to the CIA as the culprit.
Declassified JFK File Confirms CIA Rejected ‘Lone Gunman’ Theory Weeks After JFK Assassination
A newly declassified CIA document, known as the “Donald Heath Memo,” confirms that the CIA, in the immediate aftermath of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, rejected the notion that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.
The 11-page document, authored by Donald Heath—a CIA officer assigned to the Miami Station during the early 1960s—details the agency’s intense investigative efforts following Kennedy’s assassination on November 22, 1963.
The memo details how the CIA’s Miami Station was mobilized in the hours and days following the assassination to investigate possible links between the Cuban government, Cuban exiles, and the Kennedy killing.
Far from accepting the Warren Commission’s narrative of a lone shooter, the memo shows the agency actively probing a broader conspiracy.
This document confirms the CIA rejected the lone gun theory in the weeks after the JFK assassination. It’s called the Donald Heath memo.
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Donald Heath:
“At the time of the Kennedy murder I was on suspension from active duty because I had let my finance accountings fall behind. I was, however, present in the FI Branch at the Miami Station when my chief, Mr. Warren Frank, issued orders to all case officers (there were about 12 of us in the Branch at that time) to contact our agents inside Cuba and our support agents in Miami for leads possibly linking Castro Cuba or the Cuban exile community to the murder.I do not recall whether Mr. Shackley was on Station that day, but I recall that Mr. Anthony Sforza, AMOT case officer, told me later that he had received specific instructions from Shackley about how the AMOT service was to go about aiding in the investigation.
I also recall quite clearly that there was communication from Hqs. to our Station about the need to query our assets. There was also some communication from the FBI and other agencies to our Station asking for information about possible Cuban involvement in the Kennedy murder.”
Heath recalled being directed to question agents on topics such as:
- Suspicious disappearances of Cuban exiles before or after the assassination.
- Requests for large sums of money, weapons, or vehicles during fall 1963.
- Cuban exiles considered capable of orchestrating the assassination.
- Wealthy exiles who might have financed such an operation.
These queries suggest the agency was seriously exploring the possibility that JFK’s murder was either backed or executed by actors with connections to Cuba.
Heath recounts a directive from CIA officer Theodore G. Shackley to activate “fast reaction investigative systems,” normally reserved for imminent threats or acts of terrorism. This response included:
- Rapid intelligence gathering via Cuban agents inside the island
- Activation of the AMOT intelligence service to probe exile communities
- Use of covert assets to gather insights on the Cuban government’s reaction to JFK’s death
One particularly telling detail: Heath recounts an agent in Cuba observing Osmani Cienfuegos, a senior Cuban official, visiting an American technician who reportedly built audio surveillance equipment for Cuban intelligence—just hours after news of Kennedy’s death reached Havana.
Donald Heath:
“I recall that the night of the day that Kennedy was murdered (AMWEE-1) saw Osmani Cienfuegos, a Cuban leader, drive up to the house across the street from (AMWEE-1’s) house at about 0100 hours. He stayed in that house for several hours. The house was occupied by an American expatriate technician who built audio-surveillance gear for the Cuban intelligence service.I recall that AMWEE-1 opined that Cienfuegos visited the American that night because he was one of the few American sources the Cuban government could talk to in Cuba about what was going on in the USA as a result of Kennedy’s murder.”
“14. In closing I should point out that my involvement in seeking Cuban leads to the Kennedy murder was slight. Other officers would have been more involved than I.
I would assume Mr. Shackley has the clearest recollection of tasks the Station may have been given to support investigation of the Kennedy murder.
One final remark about Miami Station investigation of the Kennedy murder, violations of the Neutrality Act, and other developments: All of us were very well informed about the limitations on CIA’s right to conduct investigations of persons residing in the USA, whether they were alien residents or US citizens.
I do not recall anyone ever seeking information on security matters in the USA which was not related to Cuban exiles and their activities with respect to Cuba.
On occasion, I would come across information indicating action by US citizens to a) aid in violating the Neutrality Act or b) conduct espionage on behalf of a foreign power.
In such instances, I wrote up what I discovered and sent it through Station channels to the appropriate US Agency concerned with the particular type of violation that was suspected and then withdrew from further attempts to acquire information.”
You can read the memo below: