President-elect Trump promised on Sunday that he would make public long-hidden government records related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy.
Speaking to a large crowd during his Victory Rally at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., which can seat 20,000 people, Trump stated that this is the initial move in a plan to enhance transparency within the government.
“In an effort to bring back transparency and accountability to the government, we will take steps to reduce the excessive classification of government documents,” Trump emphasized.
“And in the coming days, we are going to make public remaining records relating to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert Kennedy, as well as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,” he continued. “It’s all going to be released.”
Trump’s promise to also release outstanding documents related to civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. and former U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, brother of former President John F. Kennedy, leaves questions as to how the president-elect will speed up the releases.
Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. (Getty Images, File)
King and Robert F. Kennedy were both assassinated in 1968.
Robert F. Kennedy was killed at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on June 5, 1968. (AP Photo, File)
Under the Martin Luther King Jr. Records Collection Act, the remaining files pertaining to King are not due for release until 2027.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
