The Trump administration declassified over 230,000 pages of documents related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.—checking another item off the President’s list of campaign promises.
The details: The files span decades of federal investigations and include newly digitized documents made public for the first time.
- While it’s unclear whether the documents will reveal new narrative-changing details, they do include notes from the original investigation, interview transcripts, and intel on interactions with foreign agencies.
- The release may also include controversial information about King’s private life, which some family members have expressed concern over.
Back up: King was assassinated in 1968 while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel with friends. A man named James Earl Ray was blamed for the murder, but there are conspiracies that he was not the lone actor – or not the shooter at all.
Family Matters: MLK’s niece, Alveda King, reacted to the declassification, saying it was “a historic step towards the truth that the American people deserve.”
Transparency push: The release follows similar declassifications under President Trump related to the JFK and RFK assassinations. However, the public is still awaiting full transparency on Jeffrey Epstein.
Real talk from G: Isn’t it a shame that the first black U.S. president, Barack Obama, didn’t have the guts to challenge the intel agencies who wanted to keep the MLK files classified?
The last word goes to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who said: “Under President Trump’s leadership, we are ensuring that no stone is left unturned in our mission to deliver complete transparency on this pivotal and tragic event in our nation’s history. I extend my deepest appreciation to the King family for their support
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