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A new whistleblower claim has set off a fresh fight over long-hidden files about the JFK assassination and the CIA’s MKUltra program. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, who chairs the House Task Force on Declassification, says those files were taken back by the CIA while the Office of the Director of National Intelligence was reviewing them for possible release. If true, this would be a serious brush-off of Congress and the public’s right to know.
Whistleblower alleges CIA “reclaimed” JFK, MKUltra files
The key development is testimony from whistleblower James Erdman III, who told a Senate hearing that documents tied to the JFK assassination and MKUltra were reclaimed by the CIA during ODNI’s review for declassification. That’s the new claim reporters are talking about. These are not rumors from chat rooms — this came under oath. The words “reclaimed” and “raided” have been thrown around, and whether you call it one or the other, it smells like obstruction.
Luna threatens subpoenas — the oversight fight intensifies
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna has already warned she will subpoena the CIA if those files aren’t produced. She runs the House Task Force on Declassification and has pushed for hearings on MKUltra and other dark chapters of intelligence history. President Trump ordered broader declassification of JFK-era material, and Congress requested these records. So when an agency quietly pulls things back while review is underway, you can expect a Capitol Hill response — subpoenas, contempt votes, and loud headlines. That’s exactly what Luna is promising, and she’s right to do it.
ODNI denial, Tulsi Gabbard’s office, and the truth gap
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence pushed back, saying the CIA did not “raid” DNI Director Tulsi Gabbard’s office. Fine — semantics matter, but so does transparency. Whether agents walked in with boxes or quietly reclaimed files through internal channels, the real question remains: why were these documents withheld from a declassification review ordered by the president and requested by Congress? The public deserves an answer, and mere denials from spokespeople don’t cut it.
Why this matters: the nation still has big questions about the JFK assassination and the CIA’s past abuses during MKUltra. If the intelligence community is choosing what the public can see, that undercuts both the law and accountability. Rep. Luna is right to push for subpoenas and to demand those files. Call it oversight, call it curiosity, call it basic democracy — whatever you call it, the American people should not be left out in the dark. If the CIA wants to keep secrets, they’ll need to make their case in public, not hide behind excuses.
