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The Trump-Vance Administration is trying to

Declassify records on JFK, RFK, and MLK assassinations

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What we know

This order seeks to fully declassify records related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King, Jr.

Formal Name

Declassification of Records Concerning the Assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Status
Underway
Formal Identifier

January 23, 2025

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Anticipated Impact

This memo orders the public release of all records related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King, Jr. — all killed while playing leading roles in the civil rights movement. President Trump has ordered agency heads to present plans for full declassification of remaining secret records. Members of the Kennedy family have called the order a political stunt. The King family has asked to review the records before full declassification.

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