Trump Orders Declassification Of JFK, RFK And MLK Jr. Records

Trump signs executive order to declassify files on JFK, RFK and MLK Jr. assassinations

The first frame of the film, you can see the secret service car. Um And again, people holding their signs, but Mr Carpenter missed filming the president just by 5, 10 seconds and because he didn’t get the president on camera, he wants to go, uh, up on Stemmons freeway because he knows they’re going to the trademark in just seconds. The President’s car is gonna go screaming by at 80 miles an hour. This film is historically important visually, but as an artifact, it’s extremely collectible. It is the first original reel film you could really buy from, uh, November 22nd, 1963. Um, since the Zaboo film, you ha you have this moment on this film and I couldn’t wait to see it where limo one is speeding 80 miles an hour down the Stemmons freeway heading, heading to the hospital and agent Clint Hill is still on the car holding on. And as the car passes by, you can clearly see Mrs Kennedy in the back seat and Clint heroically still holding her down. Uh, and they’re on their way to attempt to save the President’s life. There were so many cameras in Dealy Plaza. But also all along the route beginning at love field that capture these unique personal perspectives from these very limited angles. And you know, this, this amateur color photography or black and white photography, it it it connects us to the story in *** very special way. As, as we lose the memory of the assassination. What we’re left with is that visual memory. What I’m hopeful is other families in Dallas will go right up and go through their eight millimeter films and see what else is there. Um Because these films need to be curated and need to be uh digitized. They need to be um saved.

Trump signs executive order to declassify files on JFK, RFK and MLK Jr. assassinations

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aiming to declassify remaining federal records relating to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr.Speaking to reporters Thursday, Trump said, “Everything will be revealed.”The order directs the director of national intelligence and the attorney general to develop a plan within 15 days to declassify the remaining John F. Kennedy records, and within 45 days for the other two cases. It was not clear when the records would actually see the light of day.Trump had ordered the substantial release of the John F. Kennedy assassination records in his first term, but some were redacted or withheld due to concerns raised by the intelligence community.Trump handed the pen used to sign the order to an aide and directed it to be given to RFK’s son Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his nominee to be health and human services secretary who has long called for their release.

Speaking to reporters Thursday, Trump said, “Everything will be revealed.”

The order directs the director of national intelligence and the attorney general to develop a plan within 15 days to declassify the remaining John F. Kennedy records, and within 45 days for the other two cases. It was not clear when the records would actually see the light of day.

Trump had ordered the substantial release of the John F. Kennedy assassination records in his first term, but some were redacted or withheld due to concerns raised by the intelligence community.

Trump handed the pen used to sign the order to an aide and directed it to be given to RFK’s son Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his nominee to be health and human services secretary who has long called for their release.

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