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Monday, February 3, 2025

Why Did Trump Order Declassification of the Files on JFK, RFK, and MLK?

My VIPs for this week are John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr. All three of these men were assassinated approximately 60 years ago. I agree with the “Seven in 10 Americans” who “support President Donald Trump’s decision to release classified documents” about their assassinations. R. E. Wermus reported the following on a recent Napolitan News Service survey. 

A majority of Americans, 57%, believe the documents will reveal significant new information about the assassinations.


The poll of 1,000 registered voters was conducted by pollster Scott Rasmussen’s RMG Research in the wake of Trump’s Jan. 23 executive order. It set a 15-day deadline for officials to outline a plan for releasing the JFK files and 45 days for RFK and MLK….


Documents related to JFK’s assassination in 1963, his brother RFK’s murder in 1968, and MLK’s in 1968 have remained classified by the government. Trump, during his first term, and other presidents previously declined to release the information, citing national security concerns.


A significant portion of the public suspects the U.S. intelligence community or other government agencies were involved in the assassinations of all three men.


The survey found that 54% of respondents believe the government was likely involved in JFK’s assassination. Meanwhile, 48% think the government played a role in RFK’s killing, and 53% believe the government was involved in the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.


Republicans were more likely to approve of Trump’s executive order than Democrats: 92% of Republicans favor releasing the documents compared to 44% of Democrats….

The poll was conducted Jan. 28-29 with a 3.1% margin of error.

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