United States President Donald Trump has announced that on Tuesday, his administration will release approximately 80,000 pages of files related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. This announcement comes after decades of speculation and conspiracy theories surrounding the killing of the 35th U.S. president, who was shot in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963.
Trump, speaking at the Kennedy Center, confirmed that there would be no redactions in the files and that they will be made available to the public. He expressed his confidence in the full release, saying, “I don’t believe we are going to redact anything. I said, ‘just don’t redact, you can’t redact.’”
This decision follows Trump’s January executive order aimed at releasing all remaining records on the JFK assassination, as well as files related to the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. The release is part of a broader move to unveil the remaining secrets surrounding these high-profile historical events.
The release has drawn attention as surveys indicate that a majority of Americans still question the official explanation of JFK’s assassination. A 2023 Gallup poll revealed that 65% of Americans do not accept the Warren Commission’s conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in JFK’s killing. Additionally, there are varying conspiracy theories suggesting involvement by the U.S. government, the CIA, and other agencies.
Previous administrations have also contributed to the declassification of documents on the assassination, with President Joe Biden’s administration releasing thousands more records, leaving fewer than 4,700 documents still partially or fully withheld.
The files are expected to provide new insights into the events surrounding JFK’s death and fuel ongoing debates on what really happened that fateful day in Dallas.
