RFK Jr. pushes conspiracy theory that CIA was involved in uncle’s assassination
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Democratic presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nephew of former President John F. Kennedy, pushed a conspiracy theory on Monday suggesting the CIA played a role in the assassination of his uncle.
Kennedy Jr. claimed there was “overwhelming evidence” that the CIA was involved in the assassination and a nearly 60-year cover-up despite the agency’s repeated denial of playing any role.
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“There are millions of pages of CIA documents, of transcripts and recorded conversations with the Cuban Embassy and Mexico City,” Kennedy Jr. told Fox News host Sean Hannity. “To summarize the evidence, there are confessions from people directly involved in the plot, in the planning of the plot, who were peripheral to the plot, and there was a 60-year cover-up.”
The government’s conclusion stated that convicted shooter Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the 1963 murder. It also determined there was no credible evidence he was part of a conspiracy to assassinate the president, according to the Warren Commissions report released on Sept. 24, 1964.
But Kennedy Jr. noted that a 1979 House committee investigated the killing and found that based on scientific evidence, it was probable that there were at least two people who shot at the president. The committee also outlined that it was likely part of a conspiracy. Ultimately, the committee failed to find a second shooter or additional suspects.
“There is overwhelming evidence that the CIA was involved in his murder,” Kennedy Jr. said. “I think it’s beyond a reasonable doubt at this point.”
The only person named in the 1963 murder was convicted shooter Lee Harvey Oswald. John McCone, the CIA director at the time, testified that Oswald was never part of the CIA and that the agency never had contact with him. The House committee confirmed McCone’s testimony.
Kennedy Jr. reflected on the day of his uncle’s death and claimed the first thing his father did when he heard the news was call the CIA to find out if they were responsible.
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“My father called the CIA desk officer and asked him, ‘Did you do this?'” Kennedy Jr. said. “The second call was to one of the Bay of Pig leaders that was still close friends of the family, and he asked him the same question. … It was my father’s first instinct to ask if the CIA had killed his brother.”
Kennedy Jr., who is attempting to follow in his uncle’s footsteps, announced his bid for the presidency last month. He is one of three declared Democratic hopefuls, including President Joe Biden. The other is author and activist Marianne Williamson.