The Department of Justice (DOJ) took a significant step on Tuesday by releasing thousands of pages of newly declassified files related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy (JFK).
These long-awaited records, now accessible to the public, have been added to the National Archives’ website alongside previous document releases from 2017 through 2023.
This latest batch of records represents one of the most comprehensive disclosures of assassination-related files to date. According to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, approximately 80,000 pages of formerly classified materials have been published without redactions.
“This release consists of approximately 80,000 pages of previously classified records that will be published with no redactions,” the agency stated.
However, certain documents that remain under court seal or are restricted due to grand jury secrecy and provisions of the Internal Revenue Code still require further legal steps before they can be made public.
The declassification effort follows an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on January 23, directing the immediate release of all remaining JFK assassination-related files.
Trump had long expressed interest in making these documents available, citing the “public interest” in uncovering the truth behind one of America’s