The Trump administration has released over 230,000 pages of previously classified FBI records related to the 1968 assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
The documents detail the FBI's surveillance of King, the investigation into his murder, and information about the assassin James Earl Ray. The release was made in accordance with a Trump-era executive order, despite strong opposition from King's family, who called for empathy and questioned the timing amid demands for the release of Jeffrey Epstein files. Early analysis by historians suggests the files contain little new information, but they provide a comprehensive look at the federal investigation and surveillance efforts.
The files are now publicly accessible through the National Archives.
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