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 an executive order calling for increased transparency. The files detail years of FBI surveillance and investigation into King and his assassination, but early analysis suggests they contain little new information. Critics, including King's family, argue the release is a distraction from the ongoing controversy over unreleased Jeffrey Epstein files and warn against using the documents to tarnish King's legacy.
The release has sparked debate over government transparency, privacy, and the motives behind selective declassification.
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