The Trump administration has released over 10,000 previously classified records relating to the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
The files had been “collecting dust in facilities across the federal government for decades,” a press release explained, adding that an additional 50,000 pages of assassination files were discovered and are currently being prepared to be made available. The documents have minimal redactions to protect Social Security Numbers and Tax Identification Numbers.
“Nearly 60 years after the tragic assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, the American people will, for the first time, have the opportunity to review the federal government’s investigation thanks to the leadership of President Trump. My team is honored that the President entrusted us to lead the declassification efforts and to shine a long-overdue light on the truth. I extend my deepest thanks for Bobby Kennedy and his families’ support,” Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said in a statement.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. called the document release a “necessary step toward restoring trust in American government.”
“I commend President Trump for his courage and his commitment to transparency. I’m grateful also to Tulsi Gabbard for her dogged efforts to root out and declassify these documents,” he said.
The documents can be accessed through the National Archives website.
President Trump signed an executive order in January to declassify records relating to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr. Trump previously released partial records on JFK’s assassination during his first term but withheld others at the request of intelligence agencies, citing national security concerns.
