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Well, it won't be long until the world finally knows the truth about former US President John F. Kennedy's assassination.

Last month, President Trump signed an executive order to declassify the secret files on JFK's death.

Since then, the head of the task force that's aimed at exposing federal secrets, Anna Paulina Luna, has declared that from what she's seen so far, she believes the single bullet theory is faulty.

She believes there were two shooters involved.

Our first investigation will be announced, but it's going to be covering on a thorough investigation into the John F. Kennedy assassination.

And I can tell you, based on what I've been seeing so far, the initial hearing that was actually held here in Congress was actually faulty in the single bullet theory.

I believe that there were two shooters.

And we should be finding more information as we are able to gain access into the SCIF, hopefully before the files are actually released to the public.

Now, most Americans do not believe that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.

So what has been hidden away for decades that we're all about to find out when the JFK files are released?

James DiEugenio is considered one of the best writers and researchers in America on JFK's assassination.

He's written multiple books on the subject, including co-author of the JFK assassination chokeholds that prove there was a conspiracy.

And he joins us on Power Hour now.

James, thank you for joining us.

We heard Anna Paulina Luna claim that she believes there were two shooters.

That's a conclusion, I believe, that you've come to as well.

Can you talk to us about the evidence that support this?

Yeah, well, I think it's really good that she's going to reopen this.

And I think Trump signing that executive order was another really good thing.

As per the belief that there was more than one shooter, there's a Pru

We (mostly) kept JFK conspiracy talk out of our 11/22/63 episodes, as the story is best enjoyed on King's terms. We did, however, think it would be enriching to chat with some smart people about King's assertion that "it is very, very difficult for a reasonable person to believe" that Lee Harvey Oswald wasn't the lone shooter.

Previously, we spoke with Brendan James of Blowback about the book, Oswald, and King’s political evolution. You can find that episode just a bit further down the feed. Now, we're speaking with Jim DiEugenio, one of the leading experts on the political assassinations of the s. Jim is the author of two books about the Kennedy Assassination, one of which was the basis for Oliver Stone’s documentary JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass. He also has a new book out, The JFK Assassination Chokeholds and a website, , that's loaded with resources.  

Since Jim knows Kennedy scholarship like the back of his hand, we chatted with him about the research materials King cites in the afterword to 11/22/63, the ones that make him “98 to 99 percent” sure that Oswald acted alone. Jim also wanted to discuss an interview King did with filmmaker Errol Morris for The New York Times in November , so it may be worth it to hit pause and give that interview a read before listening. The episode also contains spoilers for 11/22/63, in case that’s a concern.

We hope you enjoy.

Stay tuned for "Pt. 6: The Green Card Man" -- dropping this Friday.

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