RFK Jr. wants answers on JFK assassination
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. believes the CIA had a role in assassinating his uncle, President John F. Kennedy — and that's part of the reason RFK Jr. is pushing his daughter-in-law, Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, for deputy CIA director.
- RFK Jr. has been telling people that Fox Kennedy — who was also his presidential campaign manager — would help get to the bottom of the JFK assassination, two Republican sources told Axios' Stef Kight and me.
Why it matters: If Fox Kennedy were named deputy to John Ratcliffe, Trump's pick for CIA director, she'd be in a position to dig into what the CIA knows about the assassination — and could urge the release of documents. Podcaster Joe Rogan and others have been agitating for that.
💬 "The evidence is overwhelming that the CIA was involved in the murder and in the cover-up," Kennedy said last year about his uncle's death.
- One of the sources told us: "RFK believes that and wants to get to the bottom of it."
- Kennedy has also said there is "convincing" but "circumstantial" evidence that the CIA was involved in his father's death, as well.
🔮 What we're watching: President-elect Trump feels indebted to RFK Jr. But there's real drama behind the scenes about whether Fox Kennedy is the right choice for the CIA's No. 2 job.
- Fox Kennedy worked as an undercover agent for the CIA for nearly a decade.
