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Paper: DA was part of JFK movie deal

A longtime prosecutor agreed while he was in office to give filmmakers access to documents connected to President Kennedy's assassination and helped form a company to take part in the venture, a newspaper reported Sunday.

New details about District Attorney Henry Wade's involvement in the proposed project about the JFK assassination and the trial of Jack Ruby were contained in long-hidden files discovered in a courthouse safe, according to The Dallas Morning News.

Wade died in 2001.

Current Dallas County DA Craig Watkins announced the discovery of the files last Monday.
Read entire article at AP