Politics & Government
JFK Assassination Documents To Be Allowed Release By Trump
The release of the documents could have been blocked by Trump under the grounds that doing so could harm intelligence among other things.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday said he doesn't plan to block the scheduled release of thousands of never publicly seen government documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Trump said in a tweet that "Subject to the receipt of further information, I will be allowing, as President, the long blocked and classified JFK FILES to be opened."
The National Archives has until next Thursday to disclose the remaining files related to Kennedy's 1963 assassination.
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But Trump could have blocked the release on the grounds that making the material public would harm intelligence, law enforcement, military operations or foreign relations.
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The documents include more than 3,000 that have never been seen by the public and more than 30,000 that have been previously released, but with redactions.
Photo: In this Nov. 22, 1963 file photo, President John F. Kennedy waves from his car in a motorcade in Dallas. Riding with Kennedy are First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, right, Nellie Connally, second from left, and her husband, Texas Gov. John Connally, far left. President Donald Trump, on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017, says he plans to release thousands of never-seen government documents related to President John F. Kennedy's assassination. (Photo by Jim Altgens, File/Associated Press)