Trump to release JFK assassination documents today

Donald Trump plans to release about 80,000 pages of documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy today. Among these documents are twelve that discuss James Jesus Angleton, a former CIA counterintelligence chief. Angleton, who led the CIA's spying operations from 1954 to 1975, was known for his controversial and secretive methods. He earned the nickname "Mother" within the agency and was described as a brilliant yet polarizing figure. He became increasingly paranoid and later resigned from his position. One important document to be released is a 113-page transcript of Angleton's testimony to a Senate committee in 1975. This testimony relates to the CIA's surveillance of Lee Harvey Oswald, the man who killed JFK, prior to the assassination. It may reveal if foreign agents helped monitor Oswald during his time in the Soviet Union. Secrecy around JFK's assassination has led to many conspiracy theories, including suggestions that the CIA, and possibly Angleton himself, may have played a role in the president's death. Angleton's intense focus on Oswald was partly fueled by conflicting information from two Soviet defectors, which deepened his paranoia and drove his actions. Angleton mistrusted another defector, Yuri Nosenko, believing him to be a KGB agent. This suspicion led to Nosenko being held in harsh conditions for over three years until the CIA concluded he was a legitimate source. As the world awaits these document releases, many hope for new insights into one of America's most discussed historical events.