Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has reportedly advocated for his daughter-in-law, Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, to be considered for a senior role within the CIA, a move closely tied to his quest to unravel the lingering mysteries surrounding the assassination of his uncle, President John F. Kennedy. Sources suggest that Kennedy sees Fox’s potential appointment as deputy director of the agency as a step toward accessing long-sought answers about the 1963 murder.
Fox Kennedy, a former CIA officer who served between 2002 and 2010, gained prominence with her memoir “Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA”, where she detailed her covert operations without official diplomatic protections. While her book stirred controversy within the intelligence community for bypassing the agency’s Publication Review Board, it also underscored her expertise in high-stakes intelligence work. Married to Robert F. Kennedy III, she has expressed views aligned with her father-in-law’s skepticism of the official narrative surrounding JFK’s assassination.
Kennedy’s push comes amid renewed promises by President-elect Donald Trump to release all remaining classified documents related to the assassination. During his previous administration, Trump authorized the disclosure of thousands of files under the 1992 JFK Assassination Records Collection Act. However, citing national security concerns, he delayed the release of some documents, pushing the deadline to October 2021—a timeline extended further under the Biden administration.
Despite over 95% of the files now being public, Kennedy and others argue that critical details remain hidden. Trump, who has pledged to prioritize full transparency in his upcoming term, has also proposed establishing an independent presidential commission to investigate assassination attempts, including the events of November 22, 1963, when Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly acted alone in killing President Kennedy.
RFK Jr. has been an outspoken critic of the intelligence community, repeatedly claiming that the CIA was involved in both his uncle’s assassination and the cover-up that followed. Earlier this year, he stated on a podcast that “the evidence is overwhelming” regarding the agency’s role in the murder. He has also suggested that similar forces may have been behind the assassination of his father, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, in 1968.
Allegations challenge the conclusions of decades-old government inquiries, including the Warren Commission, which found no evidence of a conspiracy and determined Oswald acted alone. Yet public skepticism persists, fueled by the incomplete release of documents and alternative theories.
