The US president has previously vowed to declassify information on high-profile historic assassinations
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to declassify government documents related to the assassinations during the 1960s of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King Jr, multiple news media outlets reported on Thursday.
Under Trump’s order, the director of national intelligence is tasked with preparing a plan within 15 days for the “full and complete release” of the files related to JFK’s assassination a plan within 45 days for the releases of files on the assassinations of RFK and King.
Trump made a promise to do so at a victory rally at the Capital One Arena in Washington last weekend, speaking ahead of his inauguration on Monday.
The high-profile murders of President Kennedy in 1963, his brother and political ally Robert in 1968 and, in that same year, Martin Luther King, civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner, remain a subject of controversy and speculation in America.
Trump orders release of JFK, RFK, MLK assassination fileshttps://t.co/sdYgEWrc1C pic.twitter.com/90ckC82Kei
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) January 24, 2025
BREAKING: President Trump signs an executive order to fully release documents on the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Dr. MLK Jr. pic.twitter.com/ZELOHnndWv
— The General (@GeneralMCNews) January 23, 2025
