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(NewsNation) — An investigative writer and Pulitzer Prize finalist said that portion the merchandise of thousands of classified authorities documents astir the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy whitethorn not enactment immoderate conspiracy theories to rest, they volition apt beryllium “embarrassing” to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
“I deliberation these files won't beryllium that (the CIA) was down the effort to termination the president, but I deliberation they volition beryllium embarrassing to the bureau astir however overmuch they knew that Oswald was unhinged successful the weeks earlier the assassination,” Gerald Posner told NewsNation’s Elizabeth Vargas. “They ne'er told the FBI. So to the grade the files amusement that it volition beryllium embarrassing to the agency, and it should be, due to the fact that we request to spot these aft each these years well.”
Trump had promised during his reelection run to marque nationalist the past batches of still-classified documents surrounding Kennedy's assassination successful Dallas, which has transfixed radical for decades. He made a akin pledge during his archetypal word but yet bent to appeals from the CIA and FBI to support immoderate documents withheld.
Posner cautions, however, that if you’re looking for what helium calls an “X-Files” moment, you’re astir apt going to beryllium disappointed.
Nevertheless, Posner said determination volition beryllium “important information” successful the released files.
“There are inactive files astir the Bay of Pigs, the failed penetration there. There are things astir the Mafia, CIA crippled to termination (Fidel) Castro. There's immoderate Mexican quality worldly connected Oswald. So we'll capable successful portion of the history, but I don't deliberation it volition enactment the conspiracy theories to rest," helium said.
