The House Oversight Committee held a hearing today on newly released JFK assassination files. Filmmaker Oliver Stone, director of the controversial 1991 film “JFK,” testified alongside authors supporting conspiracy theories about President Kennedy’s death. This hearing followed President Trump’s executive order declassifying records about the 1963 assassination.
Stone praised President Trump for releasing documents that had been hidden for decades. He argued Americans deserve full transparency about their government’s actions. The director claimed intelligence agencies left “muddy footprints” around evidence and witness testimony. He questioned the Warren Commission’s 1964 conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.
Republican Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna leads the task force investigating the files. She called the hearing a first step to solve “one of America’s biggest cold cases.” Luna stated the goal is to restore public trust by revealing what she called “six decades of deception.” Her committee plans to interview surviving staff from past investigations.
Critics like JFK’s grandson Jack Schlossberg blasted the hearing as political theater. He accused conservatives of pushing conspiracy theories to undermine faith in government. Schlossberg called it “propaganda” meant to rewrite history. Some legal experts noted the newly released documents don’t challenge the lone gunman conclusion.
The hearing revisited Stone’s long-standing claims of CIA involvement in Kennedy’s death. He pointed to destroyed evidence and suspicious deaths of witnesses. Stone urged lawmakers to fully investigate Oswald’s alleged ties to intelligence agencies. He called the CIA’s handling of the case “a disgrace to democracy.”
President Trump’s order also targets classified files about the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy. Conservatives argue sunlight prevents future abuses of power. Liberals counter that revisiting settled history risks spreading misinformation.
FBI records shown at the hearing repeated their finding that Oswald acted alone after 25,000 interviews. Stone dismissed this as a “fairy tale for schoolchildren.” He demanded Congress release every redacted line about Oswald’s 1959-1963 activities.
The divisive hearing highlights America’s ongoing debate about government transparency versus historical revisionism. While facts remain contested, this effort honors President Trump’s pledge to declassify secrets some say protect bureaucrats over citizens.
