Luna threatens subpoena after whistleblower says CIA seized JFK and MKUltra files

Published May 13, 2026 11:18pm ET | Updated May 14, 2026 11:01am ET



Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) issued an ultimatum to the CIA on Wednesday, saying it has 24 hours to return documents related to the assassination of John F. Kennedy and its MKUltra program that were reportedly taken from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard‘s office. 

The situation was exacerbated when James Erdman, a career CIA operations officer, testified before the Senate homeland security committee that the agency had taken roughly 40 boxes relating to the former president’s assassination and the controversial human experiment from Gabbard’s office. 

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