New Testimony Alleges CIA Obstruction in JFK Assassination Investigation

A congressional hearing led by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has thrust the JFK assassination back into the national spotlight, presenting damning new claims that the CIA obstructed the investigation into President John F. Kennedy’s death for over six decades—shielded from accountability and protected by silence.

“For the past 62 years, the CIA has actively and continuously obstructed the investigation of the assassination of President JFK with no consequences,” testified Dan Hardway, a former investigator for the House Select Committee on Assassinations. The explosive allegation, delivered under oath, lends credibility to what has long been dismissed as conspiracy: that the CIA has deliberately withheld evidence, stonewalled congressional oversight, and manipulated the public record.

This wasn’t the only bombshell. Douglas P. Horne, who served on the Assassination Records Review Board, testified that at least eight sets of photographs documenting JFK’s injuries have mysteriously vanished from the official archive—if they were ever submitted at all. “Eight different sets of photographs are not in the official collection today, and never have been,” Horne said, indicating a systemic effort to hide evidence that might contradict the single-shooter theory.

🚨 According to Douglas P. Horne, Frm. Assassinations Record Review, President Kennedy sustained multiple bullet wounds, with photographic evidence to support this claim—evidence that was deliberately concealed and withheld from the official record.

“8 different sets of… pic.twitter.com/WFsTvjmaB7

— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) May 21, 2025

Equally disturbing was the testimony of Dr. Don Curtis, a medical eyewitness present in the operating room at Parkland Hospital. Curtis told lawmakers he saw at least three distinct entry wounds on Kennedy’s body—each located in a different region. This direct observation refutes the core conclusion of the Warren Commission: that a lone gunman, Lee Harvey Oswald, fired all the shots from a single vantage point.

🚨 According to eyewitness testimony from Dr. Don Curtis, who was present in the operating room with President Kennedy’s body on the day of his assassination in 1963, at least three distinct entry wounds were visible—located in separate areas—indicating that multiple bullets were… pic.twitter.com/ZdaFbsO7UT

— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) May 21, 2025

But the most chilling revelation may have come from Rep. Luna herself. She presented evidence of a suspicious gap in the official autopsy timeline—a full 90 minutes between the arrival of JFK’s body at Bethesda Naval Hospital and the start of the autopsy of record. “What was happening with the President’s body between 6:35 p.m. and 8 o’clock when the autopsy of records started?” Luna asked. “The simple answer—many metal fragments were removed from President Kennedy’s body before the autopsy began.”

🚨 Additionally, a breakdown of the timeline from the day of the assassination reveals a gap of nearly 90 minutes between the arrival of President Kennedy’s body and the official start of the autopsy—strongly suggesting an intentional effort to eliminate evidence of multiple… pic.twitter.com/9BPuCC8Fss

— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) May 21, 2025

Further undermining the government’s official narrative was Horne’s discussion of the Zapruder film—the iconic, private footage capturing Kennedy’s assassination. According to Horne, forensic film experts in Hollywood, using ultra-high-resolution scans, detected signs of visual tampering. “Studies in Hollywood… appear to show the use of visual effects,” he testified, suggesting someone altered frames of the original film.

Mr. Horne testified that a detailed analysis of the original JFK assassination footage, known as the Zapruder film, by Hollywood film experts reveals indications of visual manipulation.

“Studies in Hollywood of the individual film frames that is state of the art scans of… pic.twitter.com/yvhwgy43pd

— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) May 21, 2025

The implications are staggering. If these testimonies hold up under scrutiny, they suggest that elements within the U.S. government not only covered up key facts but may have manipulated physical and photographic evidence to control the narrative. As Rep. Luna put it: “It is becoming increasingly clear that elements within our own government have been blocking the release of truth pertaining to the assassination of President Kennedy.”

These hearings follow President Donald J. Trump’s 2025 Executive Order 14176, which mandates the declassification of records related not only to President Kennedy’s assassination but also those of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.—a long-overdue step toward transparency.

The hearing has already triggered fierce debate. While independent researchers and citizen watchdogs celebrated the disclosures, others were more cynical. Some pointed fingers beyond Langley, invoking foreign actors long rumored to have had a role in Kennedy’s death. Others questioned whether the hearing would lead to real accountability or simply reignite unresolved grievances.

Still, as the 62nd anniversary of that dark day in Dallas approaches in the fall, the hearing has reopened a national wound—forcing Americans to confront not just what happened on November 22, 1963, but what the government may have done to bury the truth. Whether justice comes next is no longer a question for historians. It’s one for Congress—and for the American people.