Trump orders declassification of JFK, RFK and MLK Jr. records

(WFAA-News 8)- Trump had ordered the substantial release of the John F. Kennedy assassination records in his first term, but some were redacted or withheld.

Author: Associated Press

Published: 3:26 PM CST January 23, 2025

Updated: 3:54 PM CST January 23, 2025

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aiming to declassify remaining federal records relating to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr.

Speaking to reporters Thursday, Trump said, “Everything will be revealed.”

The order directs the director of national intelligence and the attorney general to develop a plan within 15 days to declassify the remaining John F. Kennedy records, and within 45 days for the other two cases. It was not clear when the records would actually see the light of day.