Trump had earlier released records from John F. Kennedy’s assassination and the June 1968 murder of his brother, Robert F. Kennedy.
By Kehinde Okeowo
United States President, Donald Trump, has finally released records containing the assassination of civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr.
This was disclosed in a statement by his Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard.
The files were released on Monday
despite concerns expressed by King Jr’s family.
Confirming the development, Gabbard said, “The American people have waited nearly sixty years to see the full scope of the federal government’s investigation into Dr. King’s assassination.”
She further noted that 230,000 pages of documents have been released “with minimal redactions for privacy reasons.”
After coming into office earlier this year, Trump signed an executive order declassifying files on the 1960s assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert F. Kennedy, and King.
In March, the National Archives released records from John F. Kennedy’s assassination, which happened in November 1963.
It then published files related to the June 1968 murder of Robert F. Kennedy in April.
