Trump administration publishes JFK assassination documents
All classified records regarding the assassination of former US President John F. Kennedy have been released to the public, according to the National Archives. The administration of US President Donald Trump has made available thousands of...
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All classified records regarding the assassination of former US President John F. Kennedy have been released to the public, according to the National Archives.
The administration of US President Donald Trump has made available thousands of pages of documents concerning the assassination that took place in Dallas on November 22, 1963.
On its website, the National Archives posted approximately 63,000 pages of documents in two initial batches on Tuesday, with additional files expected to be published as they are digitized.
“All records previously withheld for classification that are part of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection are released,” the National Archives stated.
Following his inauguration on January 20, Trump signed an executive order aimed at declassifying documents related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1960s.
The assassination of JFK has been a topic of speculation in the US, particularly regarding potential involvement from rogue government elements. A Gallup poll conducted in 2023 indicated that 65% of Americans doubted the conclusions of the official investigation, which determined that Lee Harvey Oswald, a former US Marine, acted alone in the president’s assassination. Among those polled, 20% believed Oswald conspired with the US government, and another 16% speculated on CIA involvement.
On Monday, Trump remarked that “people have been waiting decades” for the release of the JFK assassination documents and indicated that approximately 80,000 pages of previously classified records would soon be accessible.
“I said during the campaign that I would do it, and I am a man of my word,” he asserted.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence announced on Tuesday that the release of these records fulfills Trump's commitment to “maximum transparency and a commitment to rebuild the trust of the American people in the Intelligence Community and federal agencies.”
Scholars, historians, and journalists are expected to take months to analyze the records for new insights into Kennedy's assassination, as the newly released files are identified only by record numbers without accompanying descriptions.
Debra A Smith for TROIB News
The administration of US President Donald Trump has made available thousands of pages of documents concerning the assassination that took place in Dallas on November 22, 1963.
On its website, the National Archives posted approximately 63,000 pages of documents in two initial batches on Tuesday, with additional files expected to be published as they are digitized.
“All records previously withheld for classification that are part of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection are released,” the National Archives stated.
Following his inauguration on January 20, Trump signed an executive order aimed at declassifying documents related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1960s.
The assassination of JFK has been a topic of speculation in the US, particularly regarding potential involvement from rogue government elements. A Gallup poll conducted in 2023 indicated that 65% of Americans doubted the conclusions of the official investigation, which determined that Lee Harvey Oswald, a former US Marine, acted alone in the president’s assassination. Among those polled, 20% believed Oswald conspired with the US government, and another 16% speculated on CIA involvement.
On Monday, Trump remarked that “people have been waiting decades” for the release of the JFK assassination documents and indicated that approximately 80,000 pages of previously classified records would soon be accessible.
“I said during the campaign that I would do it, and I am a man of my word,” he asserted.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence announced on Tuesday that the release of these records fulfills Trump's commitment to “maximum transparency and a commitment to rebuild the trust of the American people in the Intelligence Community and federal agencies.”
Scholars, historians, and journalists are expected to take months to analyze the records for new insights into Kennedy's assassination, as the newly released files are identified only by record numbers without accompanying descriptions.
Debra A Smith for TROIB News
