Trump vows to release classified files on JFK, Robert Kennedy, MLK assassinations

President-elect Donald Trump announced on January 19 that he would declassify documents in the coming days related to the assassinations of US President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert Kennedy, and civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Trump, who will return to the White House on January 20, had promised during his campaign to release classified intelligence and law enforcement files on JFK's 1963 assassination, Caliber.Az reports via foreign media.

He had made a similar commitment during his previous term (2017-2021) and did release some documents, but ultimately withheld a significant portion, citing national security concerns at the request of the CIA and FBI.

"In the coming days, we are going to make public remaining records related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert Kennedy, as well as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other topics of great public interest," Trump said at a rally in Washington, a day before his second term begins.

Trump did not specify which documents would be released and did not promise a full declassification. Both King and Robert Kennedy were assassinated in 1968.

In addition to his plans to release these controversial documents, Trump has indicated that, upon assuming office, he will discontinue federal government programmes designed to promote inclusivity.

Meanwhile, Trump intends to seek the end of diversity, equity, and inclusivity initiatives immediately after his inauguration. Furthermore, he plans to sign an executive order that will officially define biological sex on a legislative level.

Trump had previously pledged to "end transgender madness" in the United States, and in December, while speaking in Phoenix, Arizona, he outlined his intention to sign orders banning "gender reassignment surgeries for children" and expelling transgender individuals from the military, primary schools, secondary schools, and high schools. He also promised to prohibit men from competing in women’s sports.

The future president emphasized that recognizing only two genders—male and female—would become official US policy under his administration.

By Aghakazim Guliyev