US Congress reopens MKUltra, the CIA's experiments on its own citizens
The CIA dosed unwitting Americans with LSD, subjected others to electroshock and torture, then destroyed most of the files in 1973.
- A House Oversight task force under Representative Anna Paulina Luna ran the hearing.
- MKUltra ran two decades from the 1950s on prisoners, patients and veterans, without consent.
- Witnesses included 'Poisoner in Chief' author Stephen Kinzer and journalist Tom O'Neill.
Why it mattersThe agency that did it still runs, still classifies, and never proved it stopped.
US House Oversight Committee ↗ · Jul 7, 2026 · ✓ Checked