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ODNI Team Seized CIA Assassination Files in Unannounced April Warehouse Sweep

The previously undisclosed April sweep enforced Trump’s declassification order, accelerating National Archives releases.

Documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy are displayed after they were released following an order from U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington D.C., March 18, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Photo illustration/File Photo
Former U.S. President John F. Kennedy (C), first lady Jacqueline Kennedy (R) and Texas Governor John Connally (L) and his wife are pictured riding in the presidential motorcade moments before Kennedy was shot in Dallas,Texas, in this handout image taken on November 22, 1963. Friday, November 22, 2013, will mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy. REUTERS/Victor Hugo King/Library of Congress/Handout (UNITED STATES: Tags: POLITICS ANNIVERSARY) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS/File Photo
Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard sits next to CIA Director John Ratcliffe and FBI Director Kash Patel, on the day they testify at the House Intelligence Committee hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 26, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy are displayed after they were released following an order from U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington D.C., March 18, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Photo illustration/File Photo

Overview

  • Reuters reported that officials working for DNI Tulsi Gabbard arrived without warning at a secret CIA archive to retrieve JFK, RFK and MLK records.
  • The team presented a document asserting ODNI’s legal authority and warned against interference before CIA officials agreed to a transfer that preserved chain of custody.
  • The operation, led by DIA official Paul Allen McDonald II, ran until about 2 a.m., when a large trove was moved to the National Archives.
  • Former CIA officer Amaryllis Fox Kennedy briefly joined the effort and focused on digitization planning, according to the accounts.
  • ODNI and the CIA issued a joint statement emphasizing cooperation as the National Archives continues releasing files that have not changed official conclusions on the killings.