The Trump administration, according to reports on Monday, is set to release approximately 80,000 files related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. This action fulfills a campaign promise made by President Trump, who stated that the files would be released without any redactions. Trump mentioned the release while at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington.
While millions of pages of records have already been made public, it remains unclear how many of the 80,000 files are new. Despite the anticipation, experts suggest that the newly released documents may not contain earth-shattering revelations, although interest in the details surrounding the assassination remains high.
Shortly after taking office, Trump ordered the release of the remaining classified files related to the assassination, aiming to declassify records related to the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. The FBI also announced the discovery of approximately 2,400 new records related to the assassination, which they are working to transfer to the National Archives.
Previously released documents have shed light on intelligence operations at the time, including CIA memos detailing Lee Harvey Oswald's visits to the Soviet and Cuban embassies in Mexico City weeks before the assassination. These releases have contributed to a better understanding of the Cold War era.