President Donald Trump has announced that all remaining classified files related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy will be declassified and released to the public on Tuesday.
“We are tomorrow announcing and giving all of the Kennedy files,” Trump stated on Monday.
“People have been waiting for decades for this, and I’ve instructed my people that are responsible—lots of different people put together by Tulsi Gabbard. And that’s going to be released tomorrow.”
President Trump announces that the JFK Files will be released tomorrow:
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The release is expected to mark a major milestone in the ongoing effort to uncover the full details surrounding Kennedy’s assassination on November 22, 1963.
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While portions of the JFK files have been made public over the years, a significant number of documents have remained classified, fueling speculation and debate about the true circumstances of the killing.
This decision follows Trump’s January 23 executive order mandating the declassification of records related to the assassinations of JFK, his brother Robert F. Kennedy, and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
In February, the FBI identified approximately 2,400 additional records connected to the JFK assassination.
Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. A sniper shot Kennedy as he sat next to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.
Texas Governor John Connally, who was riding in the same vehicle, was also wounded.
The Warren Commission, the official investigation into the assassination, concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in firing the shots from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository.
However, theories surrounding the case have persisted for decades, with many questioning whether Oswald had ties to other individuals or government agencies.
Oswald was arrested hours after the assassination but was shot and killed two days later by nightclub owner Jack Ruby while in police custody, further complicating the case and sparking additional speculation.
The release of the remaining JFK documents has been a subject of controversy for years.
The 1992 JFK Assassination Records Collection Act mandated that all related documents be made public by 2017 unless the president determined that national security concerns required further withholding.
During his first term, Trump authorized multiple rounds of document releases but allowed some intelligence agencies to continue withholding select files.
Former President Joe Biden similarly delayed the full release of records in 2021, citing the need for additional review.
In December 2022, a final batch of over 13,000 documents was released, but researchers and historians continued to push for full and unredacted transparency.
While the majority of JFK-related documents are now public, some key details have remained undisclosed.
The remaining documents are believed to contain sensitive details on CIA operations, foreign government interactions, and intelligence activities tied to the assassination.
The CIA and FBI have historically resisted full transparency, with some researchers suggesting that the files may reveal intelligence failures or connections to larger Cold War-era operations.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s Health Secretary and the nephew of the slain president, has been a vocal advocate for the full release of the assassination records.
He has previously accused the CIA of involvement in JFK’s death and has called for total transparency.
With Trump’s directive, the long-classified files will now be released, potentially providing new insights into one of the most debated assassinations in American history.
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