A former Chicago mobster has made explosive claims about President John F. Kennedy's assassination as discussions about classified documents intensify.
According to the Daily Mail, James Files, an 83-year-old ex-mobster, maintains he fired the fatal shot that killed President Kennedy in 1963 while dismissing former President Donald Trump's recent executive order to release remaining classified files as futile.
Files allege he was positioned behind a fence on the grassy knoll in Dallas' Dealey Plaza when he took the shot that ended Kennedy's life. He claims his boss, Charles 'Chuckie' Nicoletti, fired another shot from the book depository, the same location where Lee Harvey Oswald was believed to be during the assassination.
The former mobster's account includes details about an alleged conspiracy between the CIA and organized crime figures. Files claim he was part of a CIA-trained team that originally prepared for the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 before being recruited for the assassination plot.
Files asserts that following his military service, he became Nicoletti's right-hand man, working under Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana. He suggests the CIA turned against Kennedy after the president halted the Bay of Pigs operation, leading the agency to collaborate with mobsters for the assassination.
Files says, as quoted from his recent statement:
Before I lost my line of sight, I took the fatal shot. I hit Kennedy in the right temple, and blew the back side of his head out. The government tells a lie, they have to live the lie. I don't think Trump will get any further than what's already been disclosed.
The decision to release the remaining classified files has created a rift within the Kennedy family. While Robert Kennedy Jr., Trump's health secretary, and JFK's nephew, supports the declassification, Jack Schlossberg, Kennedy's grandson, strongly opposes it.
The National Archives currently holds approximately 14,000 pages of newly discovered documents related to the assassination. The FBI's recent discovery of these materials has sparked both optimism and skepticism about potential revelations.
Trump's executive order for declassification follows his previous attempt during his first term, which was halted after CIA and FBI officials argued some documents could compromise national security. Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had advised against the release during Trump's first term.
James Files first made his assassination claims in the 1990s while serving time for attempting to murder two police officers. His account has been consistently dismissed by investigators over the years, with the Warren Commission concluding Oswald acted alone.
The remaining classified documents could contain information about various aspects of the investigation, including surveillance of Oswald, details about a Cuban hitman, and Kennedy's plans regarding the CIA. The files might also reveal more about Oswald's activities in Mexico City weeks before the assassination.
Experts remain skeptical about finding major revelations that would change the accepted version of events in the remaining documents. However, the ongoing investigation and declassification efforts continue to generate public interest and debate.
James Files, an elderly former Chicago mobster, has reignited discussions about President Kennedy's 1963 assassination by claiming responsibility for the fatal shot. His statements come as Trump's executive order to release remaining classified documents faces both support and opposition from Kennedy family members while intelligence agencies prepare to review thousands of newly discovered pages related to the historic investigation.
