
President John F Kennedy was killed while driving through Dallas in 1963. US President Donald Trump has ordered officials to make plans to declassify documents related to three of the most consequential assassinations in US history - the killings of John F Kennedy, Robert F Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr. "A lot of people are waiting for this for long, for years, for decades," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday. "And everything will be revealed.
Main Idea: Donald Trump ordered officials to prepare plans to release files on the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr.
Key Points:
Releasing more JFK and RFK files could stir fresh conspiracy claims and political fights, adding confusion for voters and the public.
Full declassification could give taxpayers and historians more facts about major assassinations and reduce long-running secrecy.
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