Trump weighs in on JFK death theories during extensive interview after declassifying slew of assassination files
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On Saturday, President Trump speculated about the possibility of uncovering the truth behind former President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. This came after he authorized the release of thousands of files connected to the government’s investigation.

Trump dove into the theories surrounding JFK’s 1963 assassination during an interview with Outkick founder Clay Travis.

The president said he has long believed that Lee Harvey Oswald, the 24-year-old assassin, killed Kennedy but questioned if he worked alone.

“I do. And I’ve always felt that, but of course, was he helped?” Trump answered when asked if he believed Oswald was responsible.

Lee Harvey Oswald maintained his innocence multiple times and famously declared himself a “patsy” prior to being fatally shot by nightclub owner Jack Ruby during a prisoner transfer at the Dallas police station.

Ever since conspiracy theories surrounding JFK’s assassination and Oswald’s suspicious murder have practically grown out of control.

The various conspiracy theories about Oswald’s potential collaborators include entities such as the Soviet Union’s KGB, the Cuban government, organized crime syndicates, as well as the CIA and the U.S. government.

The Trump administration dumped thousands of pages of documents relating to the assassination investigation, including another wave last Tuesday that included details about Oswald’s marksmanship.

However, experts have continued to warn about placing too much worth on the new files, noting that they will likely do little to help provide a greater understanding of the assassination to the public.

Trump, too, was also let down by the documents and is leaving it up to the readers to make their own “determination.”

“I don’t think there’s any that earth-shattering,” he said.

Much of the information included in the recent files had already been studied.

The documents mention CIA informant and former US Army Captain John Garrett Underhill Jr.’s assertions that a “small clique within the CIA was responsible for the assassination” that could already be found in a publicly available, decades-old magazine.

Another bit discussed Oswald’s visit to the USSR, where he was observed to be a remarkably poor shot.

Similarly, would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks, who tried to take Trump’s life in July, was also said to have had poor aim.

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