The Trump administration released approximately 200,000 pages of FBI surveillance records concerning Martin Luther King Jr., which had been sealed since 1977. The release followed opposition from King's family and the civil rights group he led. King's children were notified in advance and reviewed the documents prior to public access. Alongside this, Donald Trump had previously promised to declassify files related to key historical assassinations, which included the records of JFK, RFK, and King, with some files already disclosed earlier this year.
The Trump administration has released records of the FBI's surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., involving an estimated 200,000 pages that had been sealed since 1977.
King's family, including Martin III and Bernice, were informed of the release and reviewed the records prior to public disclosure.
Donald Trump signed an executive order to declassify files related to Martin Luther King Jr.'s and Robert F. Kennedy's assassinations, as well as JFK's records.
The government unsealed records related to JFK's assassination in March and disclosed some records regarding RFK in April.
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