MLK, JFK assassinations documents coming
Washington — The CIA released a caller batch of declassified documents surrounding the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy successful 1968, acting connected an executive order that President Trump issued soon aft taking office.
"The records uncover for the archetypal clip that Senator Kennedy shared his experiences traveling to the erstwhile Soviet Union with CIA, reflecting his patriotic committedness to serving his country," the CIA said successful a statement accompanying the release.
The disclosure includes 54 recently declassified documents and totals 1,450 pages.
Kennedy was changeable and killed by Sirhan Sirhan aft the Democratic statesmanlike superior successful California successful June 1968, 4 and a fractional years aft President John F. Kennedy, his brother, was slain successful Dallas.
The president ordered the quality assemblage to reappraisal and merchandise documents related to the RFK, JFK and Martin Luther King Jr. assassinations successful an enforcement bid successful January. A ample batch of JFK documents was unveiled successful March, with tens of thousands of pages of further material. The Trump medication antecedently released 2 different tranches of documents related to RFK: roughly 10,000 pages successful April and 60,000 pages successful May.
"Today's merchandise delivers connected President Trump's committedness to maximum transparency, enabling the CIA to radiance airy connected accusation that serves the nationalist interest," CIA Director John Ratcliffe said successful a connection astir the caller documents. "I americium arrogant to stock our enactment connected this incredibly important taxable with the American people."
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., RFK's son, welcomed the merchandise successful a statement.
"Lifting the veil connected the RFK papers is simply a indispensable measurement toward restoring spot successful American government," the younger RFK said. "I commend President Trump for his courageousness and his committedness to transparency. I'm grateful besides to Tulsi Gabbard and John Ratcliffe for their dogged efforts to basal retired and declassify these documents."
Stefan Becket is simply a managing exertion of authorities for CBSNews.com. Stefan has covered nationalist authorities for much than a decennary and helps oversee a squad covering the White House, Congress, the Supreme Court, migration and national instrumentality enforcement.
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