President Donald Trump signed an executive order on January 23, 2025, declassifying files on the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr. This fulfills his 2024 campaign promise to release these long-secret documents,
aiming to settle decades of conspiracy theories. Trump explained that withholding the information was no longer in the public’s best interest. The files, covering JFK’s 1963 assassination, RFK’s 1968 shooting, and MLK’s 1968 murder, include records previously set for release in 2027, which will now be expedited. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna supported the decision, emphasizing the public’s right to know the truth.
