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Anna Paulina Luna's deleted CIA post draws attention amid Tulsi Gabbard row; ‘Congress gonna hit a wall’
Anna Paulina Luna wrote the CIA was undermining an executive order amid claims that MK Ultra, JFK assassination files were taken from Tulsi Gabbard's office.
Florida Representative Anna Paulina Luna put out a scathing warning to the CIA on X, but has since deleted the post. The Republican lawmaker's move has drawn attention after James Eardman III, the CIA whistleblower, claimed that the agency had removed files linked to MK Ultra and JFK's assassination from the office of Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence.
“TONIGHT at 7pm the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets will be hosting an EMERGENCY PRESS CONFERENCE to address individuals at the CIA operating what appears to be in direct defiance of a presidential executive order,” Luna had written.
The post was shared by an individual who noted things were getting ‘spicy’ as the CIA appeared to be at odds with the US government. Notably, at Wednesday's Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing, Erdman alleged CIA swooped in and took the files which were set to be declassified, based on an executive order from President Donald Trump.
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These accusations riled up Luna who put out a series of posts against the John Ratcliffe-helmed intelligence agency. “Preserve the documents and deliver them to @DNIGabbard immediately or we will hold you in contempt of Congress @CIA,” Luna wrote. Elsewhere, she added “Someone at the CIA is actively undermining an executive order @CIA. I suggest you figure out who and quick. Punitive action incoming.”
She further said “Given the nature of docs in question, 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. Regarding MKULTRA, these were documents specifically requested by my Task Force and currently being used for our investigation.”
.In the end Luna issued an ultimatum to the CIA as well, saying “The CIA has 24 hours to return the documents to Tulsi Gabbard’s office or else I will make a motion to issue a subpoena. These documents have been requested by Congress.”
Meanwhile, Luna's deleted post about the press conference drew attention from many online.
Anna Paulina Luna deleted CIA post draws attention
Jordan Crowder, who had shared Luna's now-deleted post about the press conference, wrote on X “Congresswoman Anna Luna had a pretty aggressive tweet aimed at the CIA…then she deleted it. I applaud her tenacity. But the CIA don’t play…As congress dives into these darker subjects (UFO, ARV, MK Ultra, etc) they’re gonna hit a wall…That wall is the CIA. On the other side of that wall is the truth…But it’s a VERY strong wall,” hinting at the intelligence agency's apparent opacity.
Others too questioned the deleted post. “And the emergency press conference that Rep. Luna was suppose to hold is no longer happening and the post got deleted. Why the sudden change?,” one wrote. Another added “Something is going on.”
Luna herself provided a clarification of what went down with the CIA in Gabbard's office. Posting from her personal account, the Republican wrote “Clarification: Took documents that ODNI has jurisdiction over. Also, this did not happen today & was not a “raid” however it did take place and we are just being made aware of it based on reporting etc.”
