The House Committee on Surveillance and Government Reform announced on Tuesday the establishment of a task force to promote declassification of government records related to several topics of intense public interest.
The newly formed House Observation Task Force on the Secrets of Government Secrets seeks documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy. Jeffrey Epstein client list. The origin of Covid-19; Unidentified Aerial phenomenon (UAPS); Attack on 9/11.
The task force communicated this morning to about 12 agencies and departments, including the Department of Justice and the Secretary of State. That first hearing is set for March. The committee’s initial investigation will focus on the assassination of President Kennedy.
“For a long time, the American spirit has been darkened by a veil of secret,” said Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, the task force lead, at a press conference. “We have been treated like kids for too long.
Luna said she hopes the task force will become bipartisan.
James Kommer, chairman of the Republican Observation Committee in Kentucky, said transparency was the “keystone” of Trump’s election order.
“For too long, Americans have been asking reasonable questions about their government, which they fund daily, is hidden about certain issues,” Comer said. “This creates distrust in our institutions. Today is over.” (Related: Exclusive: Over 12 states look for potential animal-producing fees despite the forgiveness of Blanket Biden)
Comer’s Chairman Kommer taps on Rep. Luna to lead the task force on declassification and transparency
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The task force is looking for a joint relationship with the new Trump administration.
John Ratcliffe, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, asked the agency to underestimate the trust that the pandemic had arisen from a lab accident within the first few hours at the director’s office, but he supported the task force. Luna said she told him.
“In full transparency, we have a great working relationship… with the White House, the DOJ, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State,” Luna said. “I think the next FBI director will be very supportive, and the CIA directors are said to be very supportive.”
“This issue transcends not just one administration, but multiple administrations,” Luna continued. “Until now, we have not been able to bring people into the position of forces promoting transparency.”
Above January 23rdPresident Donald Trump has signed an executive order to declassify information related to the assassination of the Kennedy brothers and the King.
Luna said she hopes to review records of the Sensitive Compartment Information Facility (SCIF) before the task force is made public.
When the National Intelligence Director shared plans to declassify records related to Kennedy’s assassination with the White House last week, ODNI shared that the FBI discovered 2,400 previous unknown documents related to the case. did. Axios reported on Monday.
Luna and Comer said the task force is open to working with whistleblowers and independent investigators.
In a statement, the National Archives and the Bureau of Records said they are looking forward to meeting the president’s executive order.
“Our mission at the National Archives is to preserve, protect and share US historical records, promote public investigations and enhance democratic participation,” the email statement said. It states. “We look forward to working with other agencies to follow the president’s directions related to records documenting the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Pastor Martin Luther King Jr. Masu.”
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