Abraham Bolden, the first Black Secret Service agent, testified before Congress about severe misconduct within the agency, alleging that agents were often drunk and discussing a potential plot to assassinate President Kennedy prior to his death in 1963. Despite technical issues that muted his initial statement, Bolden highlighted Kennedy's character. The testimony was part of a greater investigation, coinciding with the release of classified documents by the Trump administration. Additionally, physician Don Curtis criticized the Warren Commission for not consulting key medical personnel regarding Kennedy's injuries.
The man John F. Kennedy called "the Jackie Robinson" of the Secret Service finally got to testify before a Congressional committee Tuesday - alleging fellow agents were often drunk on the job and there was a so-called "Chicago plot" to kill the president before his 1963 assassination in Dallas.
"On June 6, 1961, I walked into history... I was assigned to the White House detail in Washington, DC to assist in protecting the life of the president. And I never met a more human and fair-minded person than President Kennedy."
In addition to Bolden, the committee heard from Don Curtis, a physician at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas who was on the team that tried to save the president's life.
He said that the bullet wounds he observed on Kennedy were not consistent with the version of a lone gunman that the Warren Commission reported.
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