"They Tried to Keep This Quiet”: Jim Rickards, Former CIA Insider Releases Bombshell Report on America's Hidden $150 Trillion Asset

Former CIA, Pentagon and White House Insider Breaks Open the Forgotten Federal Resource That Could Reshape the Nation's Future

BALTIMORE, April 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For decades, it's been buried-not just beneath the ground, but beneath red tape, legal jargon, and a thick wall of federal silence. But now, former CIA advisor Jim Rickards is going public with what he calls "the biggest suppressed story in American financial history.”

His new report, The American Birthright, uncovers a little-known federal asset - a reserve of untapped natural resources worth as much as $150 trillion - and explains how a recent Supreme Court ruling may have just paved the way to access it.

"This is different. Very different,” Rickards says. "The government has raided the Social Security trust fund so many times, it is practically gone. But this… was sealed off.”

The Truth Was Hidden in Plain Sight

Rickards says the foundation of this story isn't theoretical - it's encoded in federal law. Specifically, a 19th-century provision in Title 30 of the U.S. Code that quietly locked away vast mineral-rich lands under government protection.

"It's been this big secret for years,” Rickards says in a newly released interview. "Yet over time, the estimated size of this fund has grown and grown… to the point where its raw value sits near $150 trillion and counting.”

That protection turned into decades of inaction - until 2024, when the Supreme Court overturned the Chevron Doctrine.

"It essentially gave so-called government experts 'kill shot' power,” Rickards explains. "But that's over now.”

The Report That Exposes Everything

In The American Birthright, Rickards breaks down:

• The exact federal code and history behind this buried national reserve
• The materials it contains - and why they're now more valuable than ever
• The shocking scale of land involved - across multiple U.S. states
• The moment the Supreme Court ruling quietly changed everything
• Why the story has remained hidden from the public for so long

Watch the Interview, Read the Report

For the first time, the full details are available in a new online interview and briefing experience. The exclusive report is accessible through this presentation.

"It's not fiction. It's not theory,” Rickards says. "It's real. It's federal. And it's ours.”

About Jim Rickards

Jim Rickards is an economist, attorney, and former advisor to the U.S. intelligence community. With a background in financial warfare and geopolitical strategy, Rickards has advised the Treasury Department, Pentagon, and CIA through multiple crises. He is the author of six books, including Currency Wars and The Death of Money, and is widely known for exposing hidden truths buried inside government systems.

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