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Nearly 10,000 pages of records tied to the assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy have been released by the National Archives following President Donald Trump’s executive order for full disclosure.
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The National Archives and Records Administration on Friday released approximately 10,000 pages of documents related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, fulfilling an executive order issued earlier this year by President Donald Trump aimed at increasing transparency over high-profile historical events.
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Kennedy was fatally shot on June 5, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles shortly after declaring victory in California’s Democratic presidential primary. Sirhan Sirhan, later convicted of first-degree murder, has remained incarcerated ever since. Among the newly disclosed files are photographs of handwritten notes allegedly authored by Sirhan, including one that chillingly read, “RFK must be disposed of like his brother was,” written on an envelope bearing a Los Angeles IRS district office return address.
The National Archives posted 229 separate files to its public website. Although many documents relating to the assassination had been previously available, numerous records remained undigitized and confined to federal storage facilities for decades, inaccessible to the general public until now.
“This marks a significant moment where the American people will, for the first time, have the opportunity to review the federal government’s full investigation, thanks to the leadership of President Trump,” Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said in a statement, emphasizing that the release shines “a long-overdue light on the truth.”
The disclosure of the RFK documents follows last month’s release of unredacted records regarding President John F. Kennedy’s 1963 assassination, another effort championed by President Trump in his push to open the government’s historical archives. Although those files illuminated Cold War-era intelligence operations, they did not substantially bolster longstanding conspiracy theories surrounding JFK’s death.
President Trump’s January executive order specifically mandated the release of governmental documents connected to both Robert F. Kennedy’s and Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassinations. The order reflects Trump’s broader agenda of confronting the opacity of U.S. intelligence agencies, which he has publicly criticized for years. His administration’s moves to declassify these once-hidden materials now invite renewed public scrutiny of historical government operations, including those conducted by agencies like the CIA and FBI.
Attorneys for Sirhan Sirhan have long contended that the now-79-year-old prisoner poses no future threat to society. In 2021, a California parole board recommended his release, but Governor Gavin Newsom ultimately denied the decision in 2022, citing concerns over Sirhan’s lack of insight into his actions. A subsequent panel in 2023 also rejected Sirhan’s bid for freedom.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., son of the slain senator, praised President Trump and Director Gabbard for their “courage” and “dogged efforts” in bringing the files to light. “Lifting the veil on the RFK papers is a necessary step toward restoring trust in American government,” Kennedy said in a statement.
