Government records have long been a source of speculation and mystery.
Some of the most closely guarded documents in American history relate to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr..
These events shaped the course of the United States, fueling decades of conspiracy theories and unanswered questions.
On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order to declassify files related to the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy, as well as those concerning the 1968 killings of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr..
Files being Declassified
Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said:
"A lot of people have been waiting for this for years, for decades. Everything will be revealed."
The decision follows Trump’s campaign promise to make the remaining top-secret records in the National Archives available to the public, according to Digi24.
Official investigations concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald, a former Marine who lived in the Soviet Union, acted alone in Kennedy’s assassination.
Despite this, speculation about the case has continued for nearly six decades.
In December 2022, the National Archives released over 13,000 documents related to the JFK assassination.
Yet, under Joe Biden’s administration, thousands of files remained classified due to concerns over national security. According to officials, 99% of the records have now been made available.
Trump’s order also includes the declassification of files on Robert F. Kennedy.
RFK, who served as Attorney General under his brother’s presidency, was assassinated on June 5, 1968, while leading in the Democratic primary for president.
He was shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles by a Palestinian immigrant, just after delivering a speech.
The files related to Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination will also be released.
King, a leader of the civil rights movement, was killed on April 4, 1968, while standing on the balcony of a Memphis motel.
His murderer, a white segregationist, was later captured and sentenced.
With this order, Trump aims to settle long-standing questions surrounding these events.
The release of the files may provide new insights — or deepen the debates that have lasted for decades.
