Declassification of Records Concerning the Assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Executive Order 2025-02116
|Signed on January 24, 2025
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What it means
Orders the full release of all government records related to the assassinations of JFK, RFK, and MLK Jr. Intelligence officials must present a declassification plan within 15 days for JFK records and within 45 days for RFK and MLK records.
Expected impact
- Greater transparency for the American public regarding these historical assassinations
- Potential resolution of long-standing questions and conspiracy theories surrounding these events
- Satisfaction for the families of the victims who have waited decades for full disclosure
- Renewed public interest and academic research into these pivotal moments in American history
- Possible revelation of previously unknown information about intelligence operations during that era