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The saga was sparked by testimony from CIA whistleblower James Erdman III. Erdman, a senior operations officer, testified in May before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee that approximately 40 boxes containing material on Kennedy’s assassination and Project MKUltra had been taken from the ODNI while they were undergoing declassification review.

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Normalized claim
James Erdman III testified in May that approximately 40 boxes with material on the Kennedy assassination and Project MKUltra were taken from the ODNI while undergoing declassification review.
Type
Factual
Workflow state
Awaiting evidence
Freshness
Current
Responsible outlet
Washington Examiner
Public-interest reason
Allegation by an agency insider that declassification-review materials were removed concerns transparency and potential improper handling of sensitive records.

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Washington Examiner · Reported
The saga was sparked by testimony from CIA whistleblower James Erdman III. Erdman, a senior operations officer, testified in May before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee that approximately 40 boxes containing material on Kennedy’s assassination and Project MKUltra had been taken from the ODNI while they were undergoing declassification review.
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