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RFK and MLK Assassination Files Set for Imminent Public Release

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard confirms over 100 personnel are finalizing decades-old documents for release in the coming days, following a January executive order by President Trump.

Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard more than 100 people have been working “around the clock” to scan the documents.
US President Donald Trump signs an executive order to declassify files on the assassinations of former president John F. Kennedy, former attorney general Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr
Mourners gather at the Ebenezer Baptist Church for funeral services for the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in Atlanta, Ga., April 9, 1968. Seated from far left are, Sen. Robert Kennedy and his wife, Ethel; Archbishop Cooke of New York, in front of Kennedy; Margaretta Rockefeller, third from left in next row; Whitney Young of the Urban League, leaning forward and speaking to Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen, at far right. Among the people standing are, Michigan Gov. George Romney, third from right; New York Mayor John Lindsay; and New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, far right. (AP Photo)

Overview

  • Documents related to the 1968 assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. will be made public within days, marking a significant step in historical transparency.
  • A team of over 100 personnel has been working around the clock to scan and digitize the files, many of which had been stored in boxes for decades and never previously seen.
  • Searches are ongoing at FBI, CIA, and other agency storage facilities to locate additional relevant records for potential inclusion in the release.
  • The initiative follows a January executive order by President Donald Trump mandating the declassification of records related to multiple historical assassinations, including those of John F. Kennedy.
  • Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., son of the late senator, expressed gratitude for the effort, emphasizing the importance of public access to these documents for understanding historical truths.