Approximately 10,000 pages of records pertaining to the 1968 assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy were recently disclosed, as part of President Donald Trump’s directive to reveal classified information. Senator Kennedy was tragically shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles just moments after winning California’s Democratic presidential primary. The convicted assassin, Sirhan Sirhan, is serving a life sentence for first-degree murder. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration uploaded around 229 files containing these pages to its public website, some of which had been previously unreleased and stored in government facilities for decades.

Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, acknowledged the significance of this release, stating that it allows the American people to review the government’s investigation into the assassination for the first time. Gabbard emphasized that these files shed light on the truth that has long been overdue. This disclosure follows the recent unveiling of unredacted documents related to President John F. Kennedy’s 1963 assassination, offering insights into Cold War-era covert U.S. operations.

President Trump’s commitment to transparency has led to the unveiling of documents related to prominent assassinations and investigations, despite his longstanding suspicions towards government intelligence agencies. Trump’s executive order in January called for the release of governmental documents related to the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the son of the late senator, praised Trump and Gabbard for their efforts, highlighting the importance of unveiling the RFK papers to rebuild trust in the American government. This move opens the door for public scrutiny and questioning of the operations of institutions such as the CIA and FBI.