US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday declassifying files on the 1960s assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and his brother Bobby Kennedy, as well as that of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s family reacts hours after Trump signed the executive order during an Oval Office signing.

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump signed an executive order to declassify files on the assassinations of civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr., former President John F. Kennedy and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy on Thursday. "Everything will be revealed," Trump told reporters as he signed the order in the Oval Office of the White House.

Jonathan Eig, who won a 2024 Pulitzer Prize for his biography, “King: A Life,” said he has probably read about 90% of the available government files related to King, including a trounce of files released in 2017.

New information could be revealed soon about the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., President John F. Kennedy, and his brother, Robert Kennedy, following

The family of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is reacting to an executive order issued on Thursday to declassify documents associated with his assassination.

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to declassify files on the assassinations of former President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.

Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley discusses President Donald Trump’s executive order to release records of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. on ‘The Story.’

This week, president Trump signed an executive order opening the files on the JFK, RFK, and MLK assassinations. Here's when the files will see the light of day, where you'll likely be able to download them,

"It is in the national interest to finally release all records related to these assassinations without delay."

Donald Trump’s Justice Department cited an archaic statute in a legal filing Wednesday, arguing that the president’s executive order ending constitutionally guaranteed birthright citizenship should be totally kosher, since the children of Native Americans weren’t historically considered citizens, either.