Trump promises to release all JFK files if reelected.

Trump Vows to Release All JFK Assassination Files

Former President Donald Trump

has promised to release all files related to the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy. This comes after his nephew alleged that U.S. intelligence officials may have been involved in his 1963 death.

“I released a lot, as you know. And I will release everything else,” Trump told The Messenger on Monday, referring to the Kennedy records.

When Trump was in office, he released some documents but did not release all of the records. At the time, his administration said that it could not release all of the records because “certain information should continue to be redacted because of identifiable national security, law enforcement, and foreign affairs concerns.”

In 1992, then-President George H.W. Bush signed a measure into law that stipulated all JFK-related documents be made public. However, multiple presidential administrations, including the Biden administration, have held off on releasing the documents in their entirety.

Later, Biden still did not opt to fully disclose the assassination records but released some materials. In late December, federal officials released more than 13,000 records, including information about suspect Lee Harvey Oswald and his time spent in Mexico City.

Still, about 4,300 records remain redacted and are blacked out, according to the CIA. “We believe all CIA records substantively related to [former CIA agent George] Joannides were previously released, with only minor redactions, such as CIA employees’ names and locations,” the agency said in a news release issued the time, adding that “tremendous progress” has been made.

Renewed Allegations

The subject of JFK’s assassination became national news again this month after 2024 Democratic candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. told media outlets in several interviews that he suspects the CIA was involved in his uncle’s November 1963 death. Oswald, a former Marine and onetime defector to the Soviet Union, was arrested and charged.

Trump’s promise to release all JFK assassination files has reignited public interest in the case. Stay tuned for updates on this developing story.