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Scott is joined by Richard Booth and Ken Silva to discuss the Oklahoma City Bombing. Specifically, they talk about Jesse Trentadue’s effort to use the Freedom of Information Act to declassify FBI documents about people with links to the bombing. In this discussion, the three review who Jesse Trentadue is and his link to the case, the CIA asset who funded the bombing, the battle over security tapes of the Ryder truck and more.

Discussed on the show:

• “Attorney Sues FBI for Records about CIA Asset Who Funded OKC Bombing” (HeadlineUSA)
• Oklahoma City: What the Investigation Missed–and Why It Still Matters by Andrew Gumbel and Roger G. Charles 
• In Bad Company: America’s Terrorist Underground by Mark Hamm 
• Oklahoma City Bombing Archive
• Aberration in the Heartland of the Real: The Secret Lives of Timothy McVeigh by Wendy S. Painting

Richard Booth is the Glenn D. Wilburn Fellow at the Libertarian Institute and an independent citizen journalist and member of the Constitution First Amendment Press Association (CFAPA). You can find Richard’s journalism at The Libertarian Institute, and on his Substack. Follow him on Twitter @booth_okc

Ken Silva has been a reporter for more than 10 years, working in places such as the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, and the United States. Follow him on Twitter @JD_Cashless

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Moon Does Artisan Coffee; Roberts and Robers Brokerage Incorporated; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; Libertas Bella; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott.

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