To Declassify JFK, RFK, and MLK Files [WATCH]

President Donald Trump has announced plans to declassify all remaining government documents related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Trump made the announcement during a speech on Sunday night, the eve of his second inauguration, which coincides with Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

In his remarks, Trump emphasized the need for increased transparency and accountability in government, pledging to reverse what he described as “over-classification” of government records.

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“As the first step toward restoring transparency and accountability to government, we will also reverse the over-classification of government documents,” Trump said during his address.

He continued, “And in the coming days, we are going to make public remaining records relating to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert Kennedy, as well as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”

“In the coming days, we are going to make public remaining records relating to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert Kennedy, as well as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” pic.twitter.com/ffJ8qc7hh2

— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) January 19, 2025

The decision to release these records comes amid heightened public interest in historical transparency and accountability.

In July, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the son of the late senator, drew parallels between the politically charged atmosphere surrounding the assassinations of his father and uncle and the divisions present in modern America.

Speaking about the circumstances of his uncle’s assassination in Dallas on November 22, 1963, RFK Jr. noted the climate of hostility.

“When my uncle landed in Dallas, there were posters all around that said, ‘Wanted Dead or Alive.’ The Dallas newspapers were printing very, very poisonous articles about him. And his death, in some ways, was linked to that wave of hatred,” he said.

RFK Jr. also reflected on his father’s assassination in 1968 while campaigning for the presidency.

“My dad was running in 1968, which was the most polarized, divisive time in American history since the Civil War. There was terrible anger on all sides, and part of the eruption of that anger was not only the riots we were seeing in the cities that year,” he said, referencing the assassinations of both Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy that year.

RFK Jr. expressed hope that revisiting these events could encourage greater accountability and understanding.

“All of it is connected, and it’s connected to each of us. Each of us needs to take responsibility for our own behavior, and hopefully we can make something good of this.”

The release of the assassination records is expected to provide greater insight into three of the most significant and tragic events in American history.

JFK’s assassination in 1963, RFK’s assassination in 1968, and MLK’s assassination just months earlier in the same year remain subjects of intense public interest and debate.

By declassifying these documents, the Trump administration aims to address lingering questions and suspicions surrounding these events while delivering on promises to increase transparency in government operations.

The timing of the announcement, on the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Trump’s inauguration, highlights the historical and cultural significance of the decision.

As Trump prepares to take office, this move reflects a broader effort to shed light on critical chapters of American history.

The declassification process and subsequent revelations are likely to prompt renewed discussion and analysis of the events, their implications, and their lasting impact on the nation.

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