Trump Orders Release of JFK, RFK, MLK Files

President Donald Trump ordered the release of classified documents detailing the investigations of three well-known assassinations.

The Details: Amid many other executive orders signed since Monday, Martin Luther King Day, Trump directed for the full release of documents related to three assassinations, including those of King, Robert F. Kennedy, and John F. Kennedy. This comes over six decades after the events, allowing ample time for speculation and conspiracy theories.

Key Quote: President Donald Trump was quoted by The White House on X saying, “This is a big one. A lot of people have been waiting for this for years, for decades. Everything will be revealed.”

For Context: The documents related to the assassination investigations have remained classified under The President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992. The act directed for the documents to be made public in 2017 unless the President deemed it necessary for them to remain classified. Until now, no President has moved to disclose the investigations.

How The Media Covered It: Outlets on the right, such as New York Post (Lean Right bias) focused on the many conspiracy theories surrounding JFK and MLK’s assassinations, citing findings from the investigation such as “the civil rights leader had an inordinate number of Communists in his inner circle,” a nod that may be attempting to link government institutions to King’s death. CNBC (Center) noted that both Presidents Trump and Biden previously authorized postponements of the release of the documents during their respective administrations. AP (Left) noted that RJK Jr. is known for his skepticism of JFK’s assassination narrative.