Trump Administration Releases New Batch of RFK Assassination Files, Further Declassification Promised
Over 10,000 pages of previously classified documents regarding RFK's assassination are now available, following President Trump's declassification efforts.
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Overview
The Trump administration released over 10,000 pages of previously classified documents concerning the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy on April 18. This release highlights the government's investigation, with new insights and challenges to existing narratives. Figures like Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. praised the move as vital for transparency. Gabbard noted an additional 50,000 documents have been discovered, emphasizing a commitment to uncover more details about the assassinations of not only RFK but also Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy, as part of a broader declassification initiative.
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Analysis
- The release of 10,000 pages related to the assassination of RFK marks a significant milestone in government transparency, ordered by President Trump as part of a broader initiative to declassify historical records.
- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. emphasized that this release is crucial for restoring trust in the American government and revealing the complexities surrounding his father's assassination.
- The files are part of a larger effort to provide insight into government operations and intelligence agency activities concerning significant historical figures, including the pending declassification of MLK and JFK records.
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The Trump administration released over 10,000 pages of previously classified documents related to Senator Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 assassination, including handwritten notes by the assassin Sirhan Sirhan. These documents offer new insights and challenge existing narratives about the assassination.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the senator's son and current U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, praised President Trump and Tulsi Gabbard for their efforts in releasing the files, calling it a necessary step to restore trust in the government. Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence, also emphasized the importance of transparency and noted the discovery of additional documents.
An additional 50,000 pages of documents related to the RFK assassination have been discovered in CIA and FBI warehouses, with ongoing efforts to locate and make more documents public.
The release is part of a broader declassification initiative led by the Trump administration to disclose previously classified records related to the assassinations of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, President John F. Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The newly declassified documents are available online through the U.S. National Archives website, specifically at archives.gov/rfk, with limited redactions for privacy reasons.
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