President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday he would release classified documents in the coming days related to the assassinations of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

Donald Trump, during a rally at the Capital One Arena in Washington DC, made a bold pledge to declassify files concerning the tragic assassinations of President John F Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

Donald Trump has pledged to release a slew of classified files when he enters the White House today, including the details of John F. Kennedy’s assassination.

Trump’s decision to release these files comes in the wake of strong advocacy from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nephew of RFK, who has long pushed for the declassification of documents related to his uncle’s assassination.

Donald Trump is set to be inaugurated as the 47th US President later on today as he is sworn into the White House. The former reality star and businessman, 78, will return to office four years after his previous stint,

Trump had made a similar promise during his 2017 to 2021 term, and he did release some documents related to JFK's 1963 murder. However, he later kept a significant chunk of documents under wraps, citing national security concerns following pressure from CIA and FBI.

Trump did not specify which documents would be released, and he did not promise a blanket declassification. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Donald Trump has vowed to release a set of long-hidden government files on the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. after he takes office in what he believes will be an effort to ramp up government transparency.