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Trump to Release 80,000 Pages of JFK Assassination Files Today

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Mar 18, 2025.

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Trump to release 80,000 JFK assassination files with no redactions.
Files also cover RFK and Martin Luther King Jr assassinations.
Majority of Americans still doubt official JFK death findings.

United States President Donald Trump has announced that his administration will release around 80,000 pages of documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, a historical event that has sparked conspiracy theories for over 60 years.

Speaking at the Kennedy Centre on Monday, Trump said the files would be made public on Tuesday and described the release as “a lot of reading” for Americans eager to learn more about the November 22, 1963 assassination in Dallas, Texas.

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“I don’t believe we are going to redact anything. I said, ‘just don’t redact, you can’t redact,’” Trump told reporters. “We are going to be releasing the JFK files.”

When asked if he had reviewed the content of the documents, Trump confirmed he was familiar with what they contained, adding, “It’s going to be very interesting.”

This development follows Trump’s executive order issued in January, which mandated the release of all remaining records concerning not only JFK’s assassination but also the killings of his brother Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

As part of the order, Trump directed Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to submit a plan within 15 days for the “full and complete release” of all JFK-related files.

Last month, the FBI disclosed that it had located approximately 2,400 new files tied to the assassination, as part of efforts to comply with the executive order.

Public fascination with JFK’s death has persisted for decades, with many Americans skeptical of the official explanation. A 2023 Gallup poll found that 65% of respondents rejected the Warren Commission’s conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in killing the president. Twenty percent believed Oswald conspired with the U.S. government, while 16% thought he was working with the CIA.

During his first term, Trump had promised to make all assassination records public but ended up releasing only about 2,800 documents after the CIA and FBI requested delays for further review. His successor, former President Joe Biden, declassified an additional 17,000 records, leaving fewer than 4,700 partially or fully withheld.

The National Archives reports that over 99% of the roughly 320,000 documents reviewed under the 1992 JFK Records Act have now been released. The law required all assassination-related records to be disclosed by October 26, 2017, unless the president deemed their release would pose serious risks to national security or other critical interests.

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