On Tuesday, thousands of documents regarding the 1963 assassination of former President John F Kennedy (JFK) were declassified by the Trump administration, fueling decades of conspiracy theories associated with JFK’s death. Following the document release, here are the details:

The National Archives released 2,182 PDF documents comprised of approximately 63,400 pages, which were accessible either online or in-person.

Trump issued an executive order on January 23, announcing that documents related to the assassinations of JFK, RFK, and MLK would be declassified. At least 80,000 pages were expected in the release.

JFK was assassinated on November 22, 1963, at age 46 while riding in Dallas, Texas. His vice president, Lyndon B Johnson, became president following his death, and a probe under Chief Justice Earl Warren concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald, a former marine and communist activist, was responsible for the assassination.

However, conspiracy theories surrounding JFK’s death have persisted as a Gallup poll in 2023 reported that two-thirds of Americans believe that Oswald acted with accomplices. Some conspiracy theorists believe that Oswald was a scapegoat and that he was killed by Jack Ruby before he could reveal any information about his accomplices.

While there are still some classified documents remaining, most of the Kennedy files have been released. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) discovered 2,400 new records earlier this year, which have yet to be released. Additionally, President Joe Biden released about 17,000 documents in 2023.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/19/trump-releases-more-than-2000-new-jfk-assassination-files-what-we-know?traffic_source=rss