The Trump administration has released over 240,000 pages of FBI records related to the 1968 assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., despite strong opposition from the King family.
The documents, which had been sealed since 1977, detail the FBI's surveillance of King and its investigation into his murder, but early analysis suggests they contain little new information. The release has been hailed by some as a victory for government transparency, while others, including King's family and civil rights leaders, criticize it as a potential smear and a distraction from other scandals, such as the unreleased Jeffrey Epstein files. The timing and motivation behind the release have been questioned, with critics suggesting it serves political purposes rather than historical clarity.
The files are now publicly available through the National Archives.
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