Donald Trump has ordered the declassification of files related to the assassinations of John F Kennedy, Robert F Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr, hoping it may shed new light on decades-old controversies.
Official conclusions say lone gunmen committed the assassinations of President John Kennedy, Sen. Robert Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to declassify files related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Donald Trump signed an executive order today to release more records related to the assassination of John F. Kennedy, as well as those related to the killings of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s family responded to Donald Trump’s move to order the declassification of records linked to the assassination of the American civil rights activist more than 50 years ago. In a statement published on social media Thursday evening,
Jonathan Eig, who won a 2024 Pulitzer Prize for his biography, “King: A Life,” said he has probably read about 90% of the available government files related to King, including a trounce of files released in 2017.
President Donald Trump has ordered records on the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., President John F. Kennedy and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy be declassified.
US President Donald Trump has ordered the release of thousands of classified governmental documents about the 1963 assassination ... Robert F Kennedy and the Rev Martin Luther King Jr. The order ...
Trump had made a similar promise during his 2017 to 2021 term, and he did release some documents related to JFK's 1963 murder. However, he later kept a significant chunk of documents under wraps, citing national security concerns following pressure from CIA and FBI.
President Donald Trump signed a record number of executive orders during his first week back at the White House.
With the expected release of the remaining JFK assassination files following President Donald Trump's executive order, here is a look back on the documents' original declassification timeline.
Historians say the Trump-ordered release of more information on the killings of President John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., could be interesting but unlikely to rewrite history.