Overview

• The House Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets held a hearing on April 1, 2025, following the release of 80,000 pages of JFK-related files last month.
• Oliver Stone, filmmaker and longtime critic of the Warren Commission, called for a new investigation, alleging CIA involvement and flaws in the original inquiry.
• Newly released files revealed significant intelligence agency overreach but provided no evidence to refute the conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.
• Critics of the document release process highlighted privacy violations, including the exposure of Social Security numbers, and the lack of groundbreaking revelations.
• The hearing underscored partisan divides, with Republicans linking the JFK case to modern 'Deep State' narratives and Democrats criticizing the Trump administration's handling of the release.