Trump administration releases trove of files on Martin Luther King Jr. assassination
Briefly

The National Archives released over 230,000 newly digitized documents related to the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., as required by an executive order signed by President Trump. These documents detail the FBI's investigation into the assassination and include information about James Earl Ray, who was convicted of the murder. King's family released a statement asserting that the files must be viewed in a proper historical context, emphasizing that King was targeted by a disturbing surveillance campaign by J. Edgar Hoover's FBI. They also voiced concerns over the potential misuse of this information.
The release included more than 230,000 files relating to King's assassination, including information connected to the man who was convicted of murdering him, James Earl Ray.
King's family responded, stating the files must be viewed "within their full historical context," and highlighted the invasive surveillance campaign orchestrated by J. Edgar Hoover.
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