President Donald Trump ordered the release of approximately 1,123 PDF files of previously classified documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, fulfilling a long-standing promise to declassify all remaining records.
These files, part of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection, are accessible online at the National Archives (JFK Release 2025) or in person at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
Internet sleuths and researchers have been combing through these files, uncovering what they believe are significant revelations.
Below are some highlights found online:
Lee Harvey Oswald was reportedly considered a “poor shot” during his target practice in the USSR.
WOAH.
Lee Harvey Oswald was known to be a “poor shot” when he tried target firing in the USSR. pic.twitter.com/YFjR2qUYIc
— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) March 18, 2025
JFK Files Reveal Lee Harvey Oswald Was a Spy, Tried Twice to Obtain USSR Visa from Mexico City
🚨BREAKING: This JFK file shows that Lee Harvey Oswald was a Spy, attempted to get a Visa into the USSR from Mexico City, twice.
He was considered “the most effective and dangerous intelligence officer in Mexico” by Russian consular officer pic.twitter.com/XIZcc94ls1
— The Patriot Oasis™ (@ThePatriotOasis) March 18, 2025
CIA Memo from September 24, 1963, Confirms Lee Harvey Oswald Was Under Surveillance by CIA, 59 Days Before JFK Assassination
UPDATE: JFK Files
This CIA memo from September 24, 1963, shows Lee Harvey Oswald was actively being monitored by the CIA at least 59 Days before JFK was Assassinated
Oswald made contact with the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City, where he inquired about travel to the USSR.
This… https://t.co/WxVwPtSAHy pic.twitter.com/oAE4gMyLsn
— MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) March 18, 2025
Gary Underhill claimed the CIA was responsible for JFK’s assassination—then he was later found dead in what was ruled a “suicide.”
A day after JFK was assassinated, Gary Underhill claimed that the CIA was responsible.
Less than six months later, Gary was found shot to death in his apartment.
It was ruled a suicide.
Shocker. pic.twitter.com/TCffpzedbv
— Isabella Maria DeLuca (@IsabellaMDeLuca) March 19, 2025
A man named Sergy Czornonoh allegedly had knowledge that Oswald would be killed after assassinating Kennedy and that Martin Luther King Jr. would also be assassinated. He also knew in advance that Kennedy would be killed in Dallas.
JFK Files
Some guy named Sergy knew Oswald would be killed after killing Kennedy and that MLK would also be killed. He knew Kennedy would be killed in Dallas as well pic.twitter.com/jYyetgdrQm
— Raj Suthar (@imromec) March 18, 2025
Jack Ruby claimed that his decision to kill Oswald was influenced by his Jewish identity.
Jack Ruby was the man who killed the assassin of John F. Kennedy so that we would never see a trial of Lee Harvey Oswald. Here, Jack Ruby (Rubenstein) says that his killing of JFK’s assassin was motivated by him being a Jew, and interestingly refers to Lee Harvey Oswald as a rat.… pic.twitter.com/0eosN31cUH
— Jean-François Gariépy 🧬 (@JFGariepy) March 18, 2025
Mere hours after Jack Ruby shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover urgently called for a swift public report to prevent conspiracy theories from gaining traction.
🚨🇺🇸JFK FILES: FBI RUSHED TO SHUT DOWN CONSPIRACY TALK HOURS AFTER OSWALD’S DEATH
Just hours after Jack Ruby killed Lee Harvey Oswald, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover demanded a quick public report to stop conspiracy theories from spreading.
Hoover wrote that “there is nothing… https://t.co/5Ht8GE0KK5 pic.twitter.com/DRNMSZMmiR
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 18, 2025
Lee Harvey Oswald was allegedly under the direction of KGB officer Kostikov, reportedly linked to Department V.
Lee Harvey Oswald was allegedly handled by KGB officer Kostikov reputedly of Department V.
“Department V” is “wet affairs” aka Soviet assassinations! pic.twitter.com/4NDktRjeoS
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) March 19, 2025
J. Edgar Hoover was asked whether Lee Harvey Oswald was an FBI agent and if there was a conspiracy to assassinate JFK.
J Edgar Hoover interview, asked if Oswald was an FBI agent or if there was a conspiracy to murder JFK. pic.twitter.com/oPSEiAj0SY
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 19, 2025
A letter addressed to then-Senator Joe Biden accused him of being a “traitor”. The letter was signed “John F. Kennedy Jr.”
BREAKING: JFK jr. called out Joe Biden for being a traitor to the United States right before he was killed! pic.twitter.com/w7XmLEq048
— aka (@akafaceUS) March 19, 2025
The CIA was intercepting U.S. postal service mail sent to the USSR and had 300 CIA members indexing a quarter-million names.
Holy cow! The CIA was opening U.S. postal service mail being sent to the USSR and had 300 CIA staff indexing a quarter million names. There’s a lot of crazy stuff in the JFK Files! pic.twitter.com/JddkzMIMST
— 🇺🇸 (@FreeStateWill) March 19, 2025
An interview with FBI Assistant Director Alan Belmont on May 6, 1964, includes questions about Ruby and Oswald’s connections on page 27, but many pages are missing, with the interview supposedly extending to page 473.
Interview of Alan Belmont, Assistant FBI Director, from May 6, 1964. On page 27 he is questioned whether Ruby and Oswald worked together, and then a bunch of pages are missing – full pdf is only 52 pages but the interview goes on to page 473. Would be useful to have all pages pic.twitter.com/xNz0I0UP17
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 19, 2025
A man claiming to be a Polish driver for a Russian vehicle, warning of Soviet plans to pay someone in the U.S. to assassinate the president.
🚨🇺🇸 JFK FILES: POLISH DRIVER WARNED OF SOVIET PLOT TO KILL KENNEDY
CIA cable reveals a call on November 23, 1963, from a man claiming to be a Polish driver for a Russian vehicle.
He warned of Soviet plans to pay someone in the U.S. to assassinate the president.
C/S Comment:… https://t.co/hlcckHF0te pic.twitter.com/ICntb0ud2S
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 19, 2025
Newly released JFK assassination records expose a failed 1955 CIA surveillance operation in Havana.
🚨🇺🇸🇨🇺JFK FILES: CIA EXPOSED IN HAVANA SPY SCANDAL – FILES REVEAL BOTCHED OP
Newly declassified JFK assassination records expose a CIA surveillance op gone wrong in 1955 Havana.
CIA agents rented an apartment above a Chinese intelligence office, attempting to plant… https://t.co/jmvIKDShZ4 pic.twitter.com/QXl7tTFb77
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 19, 2025
CIA memo reveals that agency officers claimed they couldn’t recall Watergate burglar James McCord’s involvement in Cuban operations.
🚨🇺🇸 JFK FILES: MEMO CASTS DOUBT ON WATERGATE BURGLAR MCCORD’S CUBA OPS
A CIA memo reveals agency officers couldn’t recall Watergate burglar James McCord’s role in Cuban ops, despite prior planning at headquarters.
CIA security suspects McCord may have had a hidden… https://t.co/aZ3eCtSE29 pic.twitter.com/yGLmSjP9Nl
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 19, 2025
JFK files reveal CIA’s extensive global operations, listing 34 secret field bases across Africa, Europe, Asia, and Latin America
🚨🇺🇸 JFK FILES : CIA’S GLOBAL WEB EXPOSED — 34 SECRET BASES MAPPED FROM JOHANNESBURG TO TOKYO
A stunning declassified document reveals the CIA’s vast operational footprint, listing secret field bases across Africa, Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
From Johannesburg and Lagos to… https://t.co/D8waHh8bYK pic.twitter.com/fEjbiZYz5t
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 19, 2025
JFK sought to dismantle the CIA’s independent authority.
Schlesinger: “The contemporary CIA possesses many of the characteristics of a state within a state.”
“There is no doctrine governing our conduct of clandestine operations.”
Schlesinger slammed the idea that the CIA should “fight fire with fire” to defeat communism.
“If… pic.twitter.com/dymH78SoAP
— Holden Culotta (@Holden_Culotta) March 19, 2025
In practice, Schlesinger told JFK, the State Department had become a “rubber stamp” for CIA clandestine operations.
“The concept of ‘contingency planning’ has legitimized the concrete preparation of operations still presumably in a hypothetical stage.”
“If a group is assembled… pic.twitter.com/DStcoreq6H
— Holden Culotta (@Holden_Culotta) March 19, 2025
Schlesinger proposed that JFK de-couple the CIA’s clandestine operations from its research and analysis work.
“If intelligence is too closely connected with operations, then those committed to a particular operation will tend to select out the intelligence which validates the… pic.twitter.com/z0ExPFbfzx
— Holden Culotta (@Holden_Culotta) March 19, 2025
