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Trump Administration Releases 10,000 RFK Assassination Files, Raising New Questions

Declassified records reveal diplomatic cables and investigative notes but provide no definitive answers, with 50,000 more pages slated for future release.

FILE - Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, D-N.Y., speaks to campaign workers, June 5, 1968, as his wife Ethel, left, and California campaign manager and speaker of the California Assembly, Jesse Unruh, look on, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. (AP Photo)
Roses adorn the headstone on the grave of Robert F. Kennedy on the 50th anniversary of his assassination at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, VA, U.S., June 6, 2018. REUTERS/ Leah Millis/File Photo
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Overview

  • The National Archives published over 10,000 pages of records on Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 assassination, following President Trump's declassification order.
  • The records include diplomatic cables from U.S. embassies in Kuwait, London, Tel Aviv, Beirut, and Benghazi, which document discussions before and after the assassination.
  • Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard emphasized that while the files contain no 'smoking gun,' they introduce new questions about the circumstances and potential involvement of multiple shooters.
  • An additional 50,000 pages of RFK-related documents were discovered in CIA and FBI warehouses and are being prepared for future declassification.
  • Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has expressed doubts about the official account of his father's assassination, welcomed the release as a step toward transparency.