The Trump administration has released over 230,000 pages of previously classified FBI documents related to the 1968 assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
This move, made despite strong objections from King's family, fulfills a Trump-era executive order aimed at government transparency. The files detail the FBI's investigation into King's assassination, including surveillance records and information about James Earl Ray, King's convicted assassin. Historians and critics note that the documents reveal little new information, and some allege the release is a distraction from the ongoing controversy over unreleased Jeffrey Epstein files.
King's family has called for empathy and respect, and some members have urged the White House to release the Epstein files as well.
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