Trump Administration Releases Hundreds of Thousands of Pages on Martin Luther King Jr.'s Assassination
The release includes minimal redacted documents for privacy reasons.
The Trump administration released hundreds of thousands of pages of records on Monday about the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., despite concerns from the civil rights leader's family.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard stated that the American people have waited nearly sixty years to see the full scope of the federal government's investigation into Dr. King's assassination.
Over 230,000 pages of documents were made public with minimal redactions for privacy reasons.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order after taking office declassifying files on the 1960s assassinations of president John F.
Kennedy, his brother Robert F.
Kennedy, and King.
The National Archives released records from John F.
Kennedy's November 1963 assassination in March, while files related to the June 1968 murder of Robert F.
Kennedy were made public in April.
King was assassinated in April 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee.
James Earl Ray was convicted of the murder and died in prison in 1998, but King's children have expressed doubts that he was solely responsible for the assassination.
They further stated that their father was the target of an invasive disinformation campaign by then FBI Director J.
Edgar Hoover aimed at dismantling and destroying Dr. King's reputation and the broader American Civil Rights Movement.
The release of these files has reignited debates surrounding the circumstances of King's assassination, as some believe there may have been a more sinister plot involved.
The Warren Commission concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in shooting John F.
Kennedy, but various conspiracy theories continue to persist due to the slow release of government files.
Sirhan Sirhan was convicted for the murder of Robert F.
Kennedy and is currently serving a life sentence.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard stated that the American people have waited nearly sixty years to see the full scope of the federal government's investigation into Dr. King's assassination.
Over 230,000 pages of documents were made public with minimal redactions for privacy reasons.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order after taking office declassifying files on the 1960s assassinations of president John F.
Kennedy, his brother Robert F.
Kennedy, and King.
The National Archives released records from John F.
Kennedy's November 1963 assassination in March, while files related to the June 1968 murder of Robert F.
Kennedy were made public in April.
King was assassinated in April 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee.
James Earl Ray was convicted of the murder and died in prison in 1998, but King's children have expressed doubts that he was solely responsible for the assassination.
They further stated that their father was the target of an invasive disinformation campaign by then FBI Director J.
Edgar Hoover aimed at dismantling and destroying Dr. King's reputation and the broader American Civil Rights Movement.
The release of these files has reignited debates surrounding the circumstances of King's assassination, as some believe there may have been a more sinister plot involved.
The Warren Commission concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in shooting John F.
Kennedy, but various conspiracy theories continue to persist due to the slow release of government files.
Sirhan Sirhan was convicted for the murder of Robert F.
Kennedy and is currently serving a life sentence.
