Oliver Stone Urges Congress to Reinvestigate JFK Assassination Amid New Document Releases
Filmmaker Oliver Stone calls for reopening JFK assassination case based on newly released documents, reviving his conspiracy theories from decades past.
Despite pleas to open the investigation, the FBI notes on its website that after conducting some 25,000 interviews and running down tens of thousands of investigative leads, "the FBI found that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone."
'JFK' director Oliver Stone calls on Congress to reopen investigation into Kennedy assassination
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The newly-declassified versions of these documents did not substantively change what is known about the central Warren Commission finding that Stone has called into question: that Oswald was the lone gunman.
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Since the release of the files, experts have largely been in agreement that none of the evidence contradicts the Warren Commission’s original conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone when he killed former President Kennedy.
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The JFK assassination remains the ur-conspiracy theory in American life, the event about which most Americans have at least some suspicions: recent polls show the majority of Americans don’t believe Oswald acted alone.
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Well-worn conspiracy theories involving President Kennedy’s assassination are being welcomed back to the limelight by members of a House committee who seem more than happy to entertain them if it means more cable news appearances for everyone involved.
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The task force’s chair, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, said she thinks the federal government under previous administrations had engaged in “stonewalling.”
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The new JFK fact pattern leads to a new conclusion.
JFK files reveal CIA officials ‘lied’ about awareness of assassin Lee Harvey Oswald: researcher
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Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) confused filmmaker Oliver Stone with Trump ally and election conspiracy theorist Roger Stone during a House hearing on Tuesday into the recent release of the JFK assassination files.
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Stone’s film reignited public skepticism of a government cover-up on details of the president’s death and whether the CIA may have played a role.
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Experts have said the latest release does not contradict the Warren Commission’s conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone gunman in the assassination.
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Summary
During a recent House hearing, Oliver Stone reiterated his call for Congress to reinvestigate President Kennedy's assassination, claiming new declassified documents suggest CIA involvement. Stone's theories date back to his 1991 film 'JFK.' Despite his insistence, critics argue that the newly released over 2,000 documents do not fundamentally alter the Warren Commission's conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. Rep. Lauren Boebert mistakenly confused Stone with Roger Stone, highlighting the political backdrop of the hearing, where Republican members promoted conspiracy theories while Democrats criticized the event's focus. Public skepticism regarding the lone gunman theory persists.
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Oliver Stone called for Congress to reopen the investigation into JFK's assassination, claiming the Warren Commission did not complete its findings, despite extensive evidence already examined.
The recent release of over 80,000 pages of documents has not undermined the conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, according to experts, even as conspiratorial views gain traction.
Rep. Lauren Boebert mistakenly confused Oliver Stone with political figure Roger Stone during the hearing, reflecting a mix-up in understanding the testimonies provided.
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