President Donald Trump signed an executive order on January 23, 2025, declassifying files
on the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr.
This fulfills his 2024 campaign promise to release these long-withheld documents, aiming
to address decades of speculation and conspiracy theories. Trump stated that withholding the
information was no longer in the public interest. The files include JFK’s 1963 assassination,
RFK’s 1968 campaign trail shooting, and MLK’s 1968 murder. Previously delayed JFK files and
records on King, originally set for release in 2027, will now be expedited. Rep.
Anna Paulina Luna praised the move, calling for transparency and the public’s right to know the truth
