Trump administration announced on Friday that it has started releasing thousands of pages of confidential documents Democratic Senator Robert F. Kennedy assassinated in 1968 – Almost certainly moves will spark re-speculation about critical moments in Los Angeles and the U.S. history.
The file released by President Trump is backed by Senator's son, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Think there might be a second gunman and insisted that his father was convicted, Sirhan Sirhanthere may not be any shot.
Kennedy is in a family statement. “I praise President Trump for his courage and commitment to transparency. I also thank Tulsi Gabbard for taking root for her tenacious efforts and explaining the documents.”
Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated after celebrating his victory after the California presidential primary at the Ambassador Hotel on June 5, 1968.
Shortly after the murders captured by TV cameras and aired around the world, Sirhan, a 24-year-old Palestinian immigrant, was arrested.
Sirhan was arrested with a .22 caliber pistol in his hand. He also wrote a manifesto calling on Kennedy's death.
He wrote: “JFK must be assassinated on June 5, 1968.”
The date marks the first anniversary of a six-day war between Israel and its neighbors Egypt, Syria and Jordan. Israel won the victory decisively and occupied many territories, including the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and the Old City of Jerusalem.
But Sirhan's gun only had eight bullets, and new evidence emerged over the years, suggesting that 13 shots may have been fired that night.
National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard said in a statement about Robert F. Kennedy's assassination and Martin Luther King Jr., she said they have now been scanned and uploaded by the National Archives, and for privacy reasons they will be viewed online and have limited revisions on Archives.gov/rfk.
“The American people will have the first opportunity to review the federal government's investigations, thanks to President Trump's leadership, nearly 60 years after the tragic assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy,” Gabbard said. statement. “My team is honored by the President to commission us to lead the declassification efforts and to make the long-term announcement of the truth. I would like to express my greatest gratitude to Bobby Kennedy and his family for their support.”
Trump pledged during the 2024 election campaign that he would fully release previously classified records on the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy , and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Days after taking office, Trump signed an executive order ordering the declaration of the records and last month his administration released a cache of unredacted classified documents related to the 1963 assassination of Kennedy.
The 10,000-page document released Friday at Robert K. Kennedy was just the first to be related to his assassination.
In search of the CIA and FBI warehouses, agents found 50,000 pages of debris to obtain documents not handed over to the National Archives, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said in a press release on Friday. The agency is working to provide the documents to the public and will continue to search for government facilities for more records, according to the office.
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