The US government made public 10,000 pages of files pertaining to the 1968 assassination of the then former Senator Robert F. Kennedy on Friday, which opened a new chapter to a long-time secret. The documents, held at the National Archives for decades, were published as directed by the US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and she made a point of calling the act one towards transparency.
In a statement, Gabbard stated, “Almost 60 years since the tragic murder of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, the American people will, for the first time, be able to examine the federal government’s investigation due to the leadership of President Trump.” She added that the files had been sitting in boxes for years, waiting to be released to the public.
The records, released today through the National Archives and Records Administration, provide new information on the government’s investigation of the assassination of RFK, who was murdered in the course of his bid for the 1968 Democratic presidential nomination. The release of the 10,000 pages comes on the heels of a succession of disclosures mandated by President Trump, who has vowed to make government investigations more transparent.
This release comes after last month’s release of files about the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which also provided a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse of Cold War-era activities but did not validate conspiracy theories about JFK’s death. Like the JFK release, the current release is likely to fuel renewed debate and investigation into the events surrounding RFK’s assassination.
