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CIA Accused of Seizing JFK and MKUltra Files from Gabbard's Office

Anna Paulina Luna gave the CIA 24 hours to return 40 boxes of records tied to JFK and MK-Ultra files.

  • On Wednesday, CIA whistleblower James Erdman III testified that the agency 'took back 40 boxes of JFK and MK-Ultra files' from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's office being processed for declassification.
  • President Donald Trump issued an executive order on January 23, 2025, directing full declassification of JFK, RFK, and MLK files, giving lawmakers authority to demand the documents' return from the DNI's office.
  • Despite DNI press secretary Olivia Coleman's denial on X—'This is false- the CIA did not raid the DNI's office'—Luna issued a formal preservation notice to CIA Director John Ratcliffe.
  • Luna threatened a subpoena if the CIA fails to return the documents within 24 hours, citing 'documented efforts to circumvent oversight,' as former CIA officer John Kiriakou stated the agency 'cannot overrule the president.'
  • The MKUltra program, which ran from 1953 to 1973, used LSD and torture on unwitting subjects; this seizure revives transparency concerns, as CIA Director Richard Helms ordered all related files destroyed in 1973 during Watergate.
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