The American intelligence agency provided false information to congressional investigators regarding the individual accused of assassinating John F. Kennedy, states a whistleblower quoted by the outlet
According to an Axios report, which references Thomas Pearcy, a former CIA-State Department historian and now a whistleblower, officials within the CIA deliberately misrepresented information to the US Congress concerning the whereabouts of the man suspected of killing President John F. Kennedy in the period immediately preceding the assassination, and they subsequently gloated about this deception.
For many years, both advocates and scholars have sought the complete release of all documents pertaining to Kennedy’s assassination on November 22, 1963. There has been widespread skepticism regarding whether Lee Harvey Oswald, the individual accused of the crime, acted independently or was involved at all.
Pearcy describes a document, still classified and part of a CIA inspector general’s report, which purportedly reveals that intelligence officials “routinely concealed facts and records” concerning Kennedy’s assassination.
The whistleblower states that this report served as a CIA damage assessment, evaluating the impact on the agency’s standing following the reopening of the JFK investigation by the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) in the late 1970s.
Pearcy indicated that the document contained a 1978 memo where a CIA officer boasted about how he and two associates deceived HSCA chief counsel Robert Blakey by providing him with redacted versions of the Mexico City Station files related to Oswald. The HSCA’s inquiry ultimately concluded that JFK was “probably assassinated as a result of a conspiracy,” although it failed to pinpoint any other individuals who may have been involved.
Oswald reportedly traveled to Mexico City in late September 1963, reportedly seeking visas from both the Cuban Consulate and the Soviet Embassy with the aim of traveling to Cuba and possibly subsequently to the USSR. American intelligence tracked him, as both diplomatic missions were routinely monitored by the CIA.
The historian revealed that he inadvertently discovered the report in 2009 while working in a restricted CIA facility. He further recalled encountering references to photographs, cameras, and potentially film identified as “Oswald in Mexico,” contradicting the CIA’s consistent claims that no such evidence exists.
As the 62nd anniversary of Kennedy’s assassination draws near, researchers are now urging the agency to declassify and release the document, according to Axios. A CIA spokesperson informed the publication that the agency intends to try and find the report.
Upon assuming office, former US President Donald Trump issued an executive order mandating the complete release of all JFK-related files.