Donald Trump has fulfilled one of his election promises by moving to declassify documents related to the deaths of John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The president signed an executive order, giving his staff 45 days to prepare for the release of the files.
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“That’s a big one, huh?” Donald Trump remarked before signing an executive order to declassify files related to the deaths of John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “A lot of people waiting for this for years — for decades. Everything will be revealed!” he added.
After signing the document, Trump instructed staff to give the pen he used to Robert F. Kennedy’s son, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The executive order, according to The Daily Mail, read: “More than 50 years after the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Federal Government has not released to the public all of its records related to those events.”
It continued, “Their families and the American people deserve transparency and truth. It is in the national interest to finally release all records related to these assassinations without delay.”
John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas as his motorcade passed through Dealey Plaza. He died shortly after arriving at Parkland Memorial Hospital. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated five years later, on April 4, 1968, by James Earl Ray at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. He was rushed to St. Joseph’s Hospital, but was soon pronounced dead. Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated two months and one day later by Sirhan Sirhan, and died the following day at PIH Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles.
Since their deaths, many have sought further information, and while millions of pages from government files have been released, thousands remain tightly guarded. Whether Trump’s order will result in full declassification remains to be seen.
