On the eve of the inauguration of President Donald Trump and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, outgoing President Joe Biden heralded Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy as his political heroes on his last full day in office at a historic black church in South Carolina where he prayed before he was elected in 2020.
President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday he will release the assassination records of three prominent figures on the 1960s. They are
President-elect said he would release government files about the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King, Jr.
As the 1st step toward restoring transparency and accountability to government, we will also reverse the over-classification of government documents,’ says US president-elect - Anadolu Ajansı
Trump’s decision to release these files comes in the wake of strong advocacy from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nephew of RFK, who has long pushed for the declassification of documents related to his uncle’s assassination.
Trump had made a similar promise during his 2017 to 2021 term, and he did release some documents related to JFK's 1963 murder. However, he later kept a significant chunk of documents under wraps, citing national security concerns following pressure from CIA and FBI.
Trump did not specify which documents would be released, and he did not promise a blanket declassification. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Donald Trump announced plans to expedite the release of files related to the assassinations of JFK, Robert Kennedy, and MLK.
US President Donald Trump has pledged to release records related to the assassinations of John F Kennedy, Robert F Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr during a rally at Washington DC’s Capital One Arena.
Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, is set to be sworn in as the 47th
Trump vowed to release records related to former President John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassinations.