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Dr. Josiah Thompson: What’s in the JFK files Trump wants to declassify? | Reality Check

Published 5 February, 2025|President Trump is vowing to declassify the remaining files on John F. Kennedy’s assassination more than six decades after his death. What might they show?

Ross Coulthart sits down with “Last Second in Dallas” author Josiah Thompson to dive deep into his theory on the assassination and break down the evidence, including official findings from the Warren Commission, eyewitness accounts, and the Zapruder film. Thompson says he believes the files President Trump is set to release could reveal the whole story.

00:00–2:27 Intro/Open

2:28–8:55 The Warren Commission findings

8:56–15:37 Thompson on the Zapruder film

15:38–23:38 Eyewitness accounts

23:39–30:34 Thompson’s current opinion on what happened

30:35–32:15 Thompson’s view on the single-bullet theory

32:16–35:15 Joe Marshall Smith story

35:16–38:58 Thompson shares his theory of events

38:59–42:21 Thompson on the importance of these events

42:22-END Thompson’s thoughts on a possible coverup

Host: Ross Coulthart

Executive Producer: Andy Gipson

Editorial Producer: Meagan Ourada

Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson Associate

Producer: Will Tomasi Editor: Irit Nayden

Order Dr. Thompson’s Last Second in Dallas by clicking HERE

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