The declassified files on the assassination of the 39th president, John F. Kennedy, more than 60 years ago were released Tuesday, in response to an executive order by President Donald Trump.
The documents were released by the National Archives just before 7 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, USA Today reported.
Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on Nov. 22, 1963. Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the slaying, but was himself fatally shot before he could stand trial, which has fueled suspicion and conspiracy theories for decades.
In January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order declassifying files about the assassinations of Kennedy; his brother, former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy in 1968; and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., also in 1968.
Trump’s order stated, “Their families and the American people deserve transparency and truth. It is in the…
