Trump releases records of the assassinations of the Kennedy brothers and Martin Luther King

Donald J. Trump has announced that, as part of measures to restore trust in the government, he will quickly close records on the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert F. Kennedy and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will publish.

The assassinations, particularly that of the president shot in Dallas in November 1963, were the subject of controversy and conspiracy theories for decades. Mr. King was shot in Memphis in April 1968, while Robert F. Kennedy was shot in California in June, shortly after he won the Democratic primary in California. The three deaths shocked America in different ways, and historians view each of them as a turning point in that turbulent decade.

“As a first step toward restoring transparency and accountability to government, we will also reverse the overclassification of government documents,” Trump said at a rally on Sunday before his inauguration, adding that documents related to other topics are “great.” public interest” would also be released. “It’s all going to be published, Uncle Sam,” he said.

Given the fascination he has expressed with certain conspiracies and the fact that he survived an assassination attempt in July in which he was shot and injured while running for president, Mr. Trump’s statement is likely to generate particular interest among his supporters.