Trump Administration Releases 230,000 MLK Assassination Files

The Trump administration has released over 230,000 pages of previously classified documents related to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., marking the most comprehensive public disclosure of federal records on the case to date. Announced by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and conducted under President Trump's executive order, the release includes FBI investigative files, internal memos, CIA intelligence, and government communications spanning multiple agencies. The King family received early access and urged the public to view the documents within their historical context, acknowledging both the public's curiosity and the personal significance of the files. The documents are now available online with minimal redactions, offering unprecedented transparency into the federal government's investigation of King's 1968 assassination. This release follows similar moves regarding files on the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, fulfilling President Trump's campaign promises. Civil rights groups and King's family had previously expressed some reservations, but celebrated the step towards greater historical understanding.