Key Questions After DNI Denies CIA Raid Claim
Summary
Some U.S. lawmakers say the CIA took boxes of files related to the assassination of John F. Kennedy and the MKUltra program from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). The ODNI denied there was a raid, and the CIA has not publicly commented on the event.Key Facts
- Republican Representative Anna Paulina Luna said the CIA took documents connected to JFK and MKUltra files from the ODNI.
- Luna later clarified the event was not a raid and did not happen recently but was only reported now.
- CIA whistleblower James Erdman testified that the CIA took 40 boxes of files being prepared for declassification from Tulsi Gabbard’s office at the ODNI.
- The ODNI press secretary said the claim that the CIA raided the DNI’s office is false.
- Unnamed intelligence sources told NewsNation the CIA did take files related to JFK and MKUltra last year, but it was not a raid.
- The files were reportedly taken during last year’s government shutdown and have not been returned.
- Lawmakers Luna and Eric Burlison visited CIA headquarters to demand the documents be returned and declassified.
- The effort to disclose these documents is linked to an executive order from President Donald Trump about declassifying JFK-related files.
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