Trump describes the document release as a 'preliminary measure' to enhance government transparency:
President-elect Trump announced on Sunday his intention to disclose long-secret government documents pertaining to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy.
During his Victory Rally at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., which accommodates 20,000 attendees, Trump assured his supporters that this initiative marks the commencement of a broader effort to promote transparency within the government.
"As an initial measure to restore transparency and accountability in government, we will also address the excessive classification of government documents," Trump stated.
"In the days ahead, we will publicly release the remaining records associated with the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.," he added. "Everything will be made available."
In his first term, Trump had pledged to release all documents related to John F. Kennedy; however, a significant amount of material remains classified more than sixty years after Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas.
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Following requests from the CIA and FBI, Trump halted the release of numerous records, citing that the potential risks to U.S. national security, law enforcement, or foreign relations were "of such significance that they outweigh the public's interest in immediate disclosure."
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The commitment made by Trump to disclose additional documents pertaining to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and former U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, who is the brother of former President John F. Kennedy, raises inquiries regarding the methods the president-elect will employ to expedite these releases.
