David E. Sanger

RFK Jr. is the son of Kennedy's attorney general, the New York senator and presidential candidate, Robert F. Kennedy.

RFK Jr. is the son of Kennedy's attorney general, the New York senator and presidential candidate, Robert F. Kennedy.

The questions about what the CIA did, what role the CIA had in his uncle's death, have loomed large.

The questions about what the CIA did, what role the CIA had in his uncle's death, have loomed large.

RFK Jr. is somebody who very much believes the CIA was involved in his uncle's death.

RFK Jr. is somebody who very much believes the CIA was involved in his uncle's death.

And he is a very strong voice in this administration, pushing for a much grander release of information.

And he is a very strong voice in this administration, pushing for a much grander release of information.

Trump is ready to push out these documents.

Trump is ready to push out these documents.

Well, some of what had been hidden was hidden for good reason, like the Social Security numbers of hundreds of congressional staffers.

Well, some of what had been hidden was hidden for good reason, like the Social Security numbers of hundreds of congressional staffers.

Yeah, who had been on the committee in the 70s or the House Committee on the Assassinations. One of the church committee members was Joseph DeGeneva, a Trump campaign lawyer, and he was hopping mad that his Social Security number was out there. I mean, it was a huge mess.

Yeah, who had been on the committee in the 70s or the House Committee on the Assassinations. One of the church committee members was Joseph DeGeneva, a Trump campaign lawyer, and he was hopping mad that his Social Security number was out there. I mean, it was a huge mess.

The administration immediately had to say they were going to take the really unusual step of issuing new Social Security numbers, something they very rarely do, to the affected people. This is an example of, you know, stuff that didn't need to come out there. It doesn't serve any investigator.

The administration immediately had to say they were going to take the really unusual step of issuing new Social Security numbers, something they very rarely do, to the affected people. This is an example of, you know, stuff that didn't need to come out there. It doesn't serve any investigator.

But the speed of which they were moving and the directive, remove all the redactions, you know, led to some second-order effects.

But the speed of which they were moving and the directive, remove all the redactions, you know, led to some second-order effects.

Well, one of the most interesting documents, which was titled CIA Reorganization, was from Arthur Schlesinger, a key aide to John Kennedy. This document had been out before, but what was hidden from view and is now apparent is the pure depth of the CIA spy work in France. You know, half of the embassy in France was CIA officers, not diplomats.

Well, one of the most interesting documents, which was titled CIA Reorganization, was from Arthur Schlesinger, a key aide to John Kennedy. This document had been out before, but what was hidden from view and is now apparent is the pure depth of the CIA spy work in France. You know, half of the embassy in France was CIA officers, not diplomats.