Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testifies during a House Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on the 2026 Annual Worldwide Threats Assessment at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on March 19, 2026. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu …
Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna claimed the CIA raided the office of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, seizing various files related to the assassination of John F. Kennedy and Project MKUltra.
A spokesperson for the Director of National Intelligence disputed the report that the CIA raided the office of the director of national intelligence. Olivia Coleman, press secretary for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, responded to a now-deleted post, saying, "This is false - the CIA did not raid the DNI’s office."
On Wednesday, Rep. Luna alluded to the raid on X, posting a subpoena for the documents she referenced to be taken. The letter addressed to CIA director John Ratcliffe, requesting the preservation of records related to the assassination of John F. Kennedy and Project MK-Ultra.
What they're saying:
"We are sending a preservation notice. Docs need to be returned to ODNI given that ODNI was given direction and authority by the President to declass RFK, MLK, & JFK," she said in the post. "Regarding MKULTRA, these were documents specifically requested by my Task Force and currently being used for our investigation."
In the preservation letter, Luna referenced the testimony a CIA employee gave before the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, who testified the CIA took back 40 boxes of "JFK files and MKUltra files being processed for declassification by DNI Gabbard."
A spokesperson for the CIA responded with an X post, "The Committee acted in bad faith by subpoenaing an Agency officer for testimony today without notifying CIA, despite having already obtained closed-door testimony from the individual previously. The witness testifying today is not appearing as a whistleblower in pursuit of the truth, but instead in response to the subpoena issued by Chairman Paul."
Declassifying JFK documents
Upon taking office, President Trump directed the national intelligence director and the attorney general to work together to release records related to the assassination of John F. Kennedy. In March of last year, over 63,000 pages regarding the Kennedy assassination were released.
The president’s order also sought to declassify the remaining federal records related to the assassinations of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The Source: This story was written with information provided by statements from Representative Anna Paulina Luna, the press secretary of the director of national intelligence, and the Associated Press. This story was reported from Orlando.