Tucker Carlson Exposes GOP Senator Allegedly Blocking JFK Files Release
Tucker Carlson revealed on Monday that a Republican senator has been working behind closed doors to prevent the disclosure of classified CIA documents related to the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy.
According to Carlson, this senator lobbied colleagues on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to oppose a nominee for former President Donald Trump’s intelligence team. Carlson, speaking with podcast host and former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, explained that the nominee had previously advocated for the full, unredacted release of the JFK files—prompting the senator’s opposition.
“You have a sitting member of the United States Senate whose main goal is to keep those files secret, and then you have to ask yourself, what is that?” Carlson questioned.
The official account holds that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the 1963 assassination of Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. However, both Carlson and Cuomo asserted that “no one is alive” who could still be implicated in a potential cover-up. Carlson went on to argue that the CIA’s credibility had already been “discredited” by the 1975 Church Committee hearings and pointed to Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) as someone involved in blocking the release.
“If you’re telling me that, six weeks ago, a sitting senator was attempting to keep someone out of a job in order to keep these files secret to protect ‘the CIA,’ I don’t believe that for a second,” Carlson declared.
Cuomo then pressed Carlson on whether he had reached out to President Trump or directly asked Cotton about the allegations.
“I haven’t. I haven’t asked,” Carlson admitted. “I’d like to… I’m not sure he’ll sit down and do an interview with me.”
Cotton, who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, swiftly responded, asserting that Carlson “knows how to reach me” but never followed up to verify the claims.
“This is false. I have no problem releasing the ‘JFK files.’ Had @tuckercarlson asked me, I would’ve told him,” Cotton posted on X. “He has texted me multiple times in recent weeks, so he knows how to reach me.”
Cotton further stated: “I would’ve explained that I’ve never spoken to President Trump or his associates or administration officials about the files, never objected to the appointment of any person because of the files, and have complete faith that Tulsi Gabbard, John Ratcliffe, Pam Bondi, Kash Patel, and other officials will release the files as appropriate in accordance with President Trump’s directive.”
Despite Cotton’s denials, he has previously criticized Trump’s decision to remove security protections from former officials, including ex-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former National Security Advisor John Bolton, and senior adviser Brian Hook. According to the AP, Cotton warned that such decisions could make it harder for intelligence officials to collaborate with Trump in a second term.
“It’s also about the president being able to get good people and get good advice,” Cotton said. “They might hesitate to do so, or they might hesitate if they’re in office to give him the advice he needs to carry out the policies that he decides upon.”