Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced that his administration will release the remaining classified government files on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Tuesday, a move that could shed new light on a case that has fueled conspiracy theories for over six decades.
Trump made the announcement while visiting the Kennedy Center in Washington, stating that the long-awaited declassification will include a tremendous amount of documents with no expected redactions.
In January, Trump signed an executive order calling for the full declassification of JFK assassination records, along with files related to the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.. He credited the effort to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and emphasized that the public has waited decades for full transparency.
The National Archives has previously released tens of thousands of records related to Kennedy’s November 22, 1963 assassination, with 97% of the five million pages now public. However, thousands of documents were withheld due to national security concerns.
The Warren Commission, which investigated the assassination, concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald, a former Marine sharpshooter, acted alone in killing Kennedy. Despite this, speculation about a larger conspiracy has persisted, and the slow release of records has only fueled public doubt.
Trump’s latest move promises unprecedented access to remaining files, potentially addressing long-standing questions surrounding one of the most scrutinized events in U.S. history.
