On Thursday (January 23), Donald Trump signed an executive order to declassify the files connected to the deaths of Martin Luther King, President John F. Kennedy, and his brother, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. While signing the executive order, Trump stated that "everything will be revealed."
Although many of the documents relating to the assassinations have been released over the years, thousands of pages related to the JFK case have been redacted. While signing his executive orders at the White House, Trump stated that he wanted the pen he used to go to Robert F Kennedy Jr, who is RFK's son, JFK's nephew, and the president's nominee for health secretary.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s family reacted to the executive order in a statement that read, "Today, our family has learned that President Trump has ordered the declassification of the remaining records pertaining to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert F. Kennedy, and our father, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
"For us, the assassination of our father is a deeply personal family loss that we have endured over the last 56 years. We hope to be provided the opportunity to review the files as a family prior to its public release."
Jack Schlossberg, JFK's grandson, also reacted to the news on X, writing, "JFK conspiracy theories — The truth is alot [sic] sadder than the myth – a tragedy that didn’t need to happen. Not part of an inevitable grand scheme."
He added, "Declassification is using JFK as a political prop, when he’s not here to punch back. There’s nothing heroic about it."
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