President Donald Trump announced Saturday on Twitter that he would soon release classified documents about John F. Kennedy’s assassination. The tweets come as a result of the October 26 deadline for publicly releasing these secret documents, which include both FBI and CIA files.
“Subject to the receipt of further information, I will be allowing, as President, the long blocked and classified JFK FILES to be opened,” Trump said, not excluding the possibility that some documents remain secret.
A White House official further said that Trump would make the files available to the public, unless indisputable national security or law enforcement justification is provided by agencies. The White House is working hard to make sure that as much information as possible is “released to the public,” a statement said.
The confidential documents are to be released by the National Archives this Thursday, just before the expiration of the 25-year deadline set by Congress. However, it is unclear whether the entire documents will be made available or only some information. The reason, administration officials say, is that these files may expose information relating to law enforcement operations which could have possible consequences to the national security and foreign policy of the U.S.
Roger Stone, Trump’s longtime political adviser, claimed he was one of those who urged the president to release the documents. Chairman Chuck Grassley was also among those who asked the president to publish the files. Earlier this month, Grassley tweeted it was time to let the public draw its own conclusions.
Historians who have long been dealing with the assassination are confident the documents won’t lead to any unexpected conclusions, but could unveil certain unknown facts regarding the circumstances surrounding the assassination, CNN reports.
A researcher at the Miller Center, Ken Hughes, believes the documents are likely to provide evidence of U.S. involvement in attempts to assassinate the Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
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