In a major push for government transparency, a new congressional task force dedicated to declassifying federal secrets has been established. Announced today, the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets will operate under the House Oversight Committee and will be led by Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL).
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer introduced the initiative, describing Luna as a “sledgehammer against government secrecy.” He emphasized that the task force’s mission is to ensure that the American people have access to long-concealed historical records and critical government information.
Building on Trump’s Executive Order
The formation of the task force follows former President Donald Trump’s recent executive order to begin declassifying documents related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy (JFK), Robert F. Kennedy (RFK), and Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK). The task force aims to expand this effort, investigating other major issues including:
- Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs) and Unidentified Submerged Objects (USOs)
- The Epstein Client List
- The Origins of COVID-19
- The 9/11 Files
Representative Luna affirmed that the task force’s priority is to combat the government’s long-standing “veil of secrecy.” She declared, “We will not stop until the American people have the answers they deserve.”
Bipartisan and Multi-Agency Cooperation
Although the task force is currently composed of Republican lawmakers—including Representatives Lauren Boebert, Andy Biggs, Eli Crane, Nancy Mace, and others—Luna stressed that the effort would be bipartisan. She pointed out that JFK and RFK were Democrats, and transparency should be a shared goal.
Luna also revealed that the task force is already working closely with the White House, Department of Justice, Department of Defense, and intelligence agencies to access crucial files. She expressed optimism that even the FBI and CIA would be cooperative, though she warned that if agencies attempt to obstruct access, the public will be informed.
First Hearings Set to Begin in March
The task force’s first hearing, scheduled for March, will focus on JFK’s assassination. Luna indicated that she personally believes the “single bullet theory” is flawed and that there were likely two shooters. She plans to bring in expert witnesses, including attending physicians from the hospital where Kennedy was treated, as well as former commission members involved in previous investigations.
Luna assured the public that the task force would not follow the pattern of previous government inquiries that failed to deliver substantive findings. “This will no longer be a task force that makes bold promises only to fade into irrelevance,”she stated.
The committee has also extended an invitation to whistleblowers who may possess crucial information regarding its areas of investigation. Luna noted that the FBI recently recovered thousands of lost pages related to the JFK assassination, further fueling the urgency of the task force’s work.
Additionally, oversight officials will be investigating potential government coordination with sanctuary cities, particularly regarding illegal immigration policies, as well as tracking who financed and organized mass transportation of undocumented migrants into urban centers.
Luna and Comer emphasized that the mission of the task force is not about pushing conspiracy theories but about restoring trust through transparency. “We’ve been treated like children for too long, kept in the dark by those we elected to serve us,” Luna asserted. She pledged that the findings will be made available to the public, ensuring that Americans can form their own judgments based on full access to historical records.
With bipartisan participation and unprecedented agency cooperation, the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets is poised to embark on a historic quest to unearth long-hidden truths. Their findings could shed new light on some of the most debated and mysterious events in American history
