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President Trump has announced that his administration will release 80,000 pages of classified files related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The documents are set to be made public on Tuesday. Trump stated that there will be no redactions, ensuring full transparency.
Speaking at the Kennedy Center, Trump addressed the long-standing demand for the files.
“While we’re here, I thought it would be appropriate — we are, tomorrow, announcing and giving all of the Kennedy files. So, people have been waiting for decades for this, and I’ve instructed my people … lots of different people, [Director of National Intelligence] Tulsi Gabbard, that they must be released tomorrow.”
The files could shed new light on one of the most controversial assassinations in American history. JFK was shot in Dallas on November 22, 1963, by Lee Harvey Oswald, according to the official account. However, many believe there was a larger conspiracy, with theories involving the CIA, the mafia, and foreign governments.
Trump had previously promised to declassify these documents during his 2024 campaign. He had also made similar claims in his first term but withheld some records, citing intelligence concerns. His latest move follows an executive order in January demanding the full release of JFK-related files.
The National Archives last released JFK documents in 2022, making 13,000 files public. However, some records remained classified under national security exemptions. Congress had originally mandated all assassination-related files be released by 2017, but both Trump and Biden extended the deadline.
Trump emphasized that he will not allow any redactions in the upcoming release. “I don’t believe we’re going to redact anything. I said, ‘just don’t redact, you can’t redact,’” he stated. “I’m not doing summaries, you’ll write your own summary.”
With the release imminent, historians and conspiracy theorists alike are bracing for potential revelations. The full scope of the files’ contents remains unknown, but they could reshape public understanding of one of America’s most enduring mysteries.