President Trump told security agencies to develop plans to make public all documents related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

President Trump signed an executive order declassify any remaining files from Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. MLK was shot and killed on April 4, 1968, in Memphis.

Donald J. Trump has said that once he is sworn in as president on Monday, he will quickly release records relating to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert F. Kennedy and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as part of measures to restore confidence in government.

In the executive order regarding the three assassinations, Trump wrote: “Their families and the American people deserve transparency and truth.”

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday declassifying files on the 1960s assassinations of president John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

Jonathan Eig, who won a 2024 Pulitzer Prize for his biography, “King: A Life,” said he has probably read about 90% of the available government files related to King, including a trounce of files released in 2017.

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to declassify files on the assassinations of former President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.

President Donald Trump has ordered records on the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., President John F. Kennedy and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy be declassified.

Confidential files into the assassination of US President John F Kennedy are to be released, upon the orders of Donald Trump, as he continues to wield the power of the Oval Office

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to declassify files on the assassinations of former President John F. Kennedy, and civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. Trump had promised to declassify the previously-classified documents during his 2024 campaign.

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed off on the declassification of files relating to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., and former U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. Here’s video of the announcement and Trump’s brief remarks: