Tue Mar 18 10:37:14 UTC 2025: **Trump to Release 80,000 Pages of JFK Assassination Files**
**Washington D.C.** – President Donald Trump announced the release of approximately 80,000 pages of documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Tuesday. This fulfills a campaign promise to increase transparency surrounding the 1963 event in Dallas.
While experts like Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, doubt the documents will significantly alter the established conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, the release is highly anticipated. Many Americans continue to believe in conspiracy theories surrounding Kennedy’s death. Sabato suggests some released material may be previously published documents with minor redactions.
The documents were uncovered following an executive order signed by Trump shortly after taking office. The FBI subsequently located thousands of new documents pertaining to the assassination. The release also fuels ongoing speculation, including questions about the CIA’s knowledge of Oswald’s activities in Mexico City six weeks prior to the assassination.
Trump has also pledged to release documents concerning the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, though a timeline for those releases has not yet been established. The announcement comes amidst ongoing debate, particularly fueled by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s public assertions regarding CIA involvement in his uncle’s death—allegations the agency denies. The President described the upcoming release as “very interesting,” acknowledging the decades-long public anticipation.
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