Claims
Nixon chaired the 5412 committee and had Hughes/Maheu organize a CIA-Mafia hit team against Castro (1960)
Unproven What these labels mean →Sheehan says VP Nixon chaired the NSC's 5412 covert-action subcommittee and, via a secret call to Howard Hughes, had Hughes's lawyer Robert Maheu assemble a Mafia assassination team (Roselli, Giancana, Trafficante) against Castro, cleared by CIA security chief Sheffield Edwards.
Evidence
| Relation | Record | Note |
|---|---|---|
| documents | aarclibrary.org | Church Committee Interim Report (Cuba) documents CIA-Mafia plots via Maheu/Roselli/Giancana/Trafficante, cleared through Sheffield Edwards, 1960-61 |
| corroborates | Church Committee, Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (S. Rep. 94-465, 1975) — https://www.aarclibrary.org/publib/church/reports/contents.htm | CIA used Maheu as cutout to recruit Roselli/Giancana/Trafficante against Castro from Aug–Sep 1960. Nixon chairing 5412 and directing a hit team is not in the sources checked; 'Nixon as White House action officer' comes from weak sources. |
Sources
| Source | Relation | At |
|---|---|---|
| Sheehan on Danny Jones (2024) | asserts |
Ties
| To | Role | Years | Verdict | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIA | named | Structural | ||
| Daniel Sheehan | speaker | Structural |
Claim
Sheehan says VP Nixon chaired the NSC's 5412 covert-action subcommittee and, via a secret call to Howard Hughes, had Hughes's lawyer Robert Maheu assemble a Mafia assassination team (Roselli, Giancana, Trafficante) against Castro, cleared by CIA security chief Sheffield Edwards.