Trump promises to declassify all JFK assassination-related records if he is re-elected

‘When I return to the White House, I will declassify and unseal all JFK assassination related documents,’ Donald Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth

As president, Trump sided with the CIA and FBI in continuing to shield some records from the public. Last week Biden also refused to release all the records

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Former US president Donald Trump in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 30. Photo: Getty Images / AFP

Published: 3:24am, 8 Jul 2023Updated: 3:49am, 8 Jul 2023

Former US president Donald Trump on Friday reiterated a promise to release the remaining classified records related to the assassination of President John F Kennedy, despite the fact that he failed to do so when he had the opportunity while in office for four years.

“When I return to the White House, I will declassify and unseal all JFK assassination related documents,” Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social.

“It’s been 60 years, time for the American people to know the TRUTH!”

US President Joe Biden said last week that the National Archives had completed its review of still-classified records and recommended that some still be held back from public view.

Former US president John F Kennedy and First Lady Jackie Kennedy in Washington, US in 1961. Photo: EPA-EFE / Abbie Rowe / National Park Service Handout

“This action reflects his instruction that all information related to President Kennedy’s assassination should be released, except when the strongest possible reasons council otherwise,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at the White House.

The White House’s declaration that 99 per cent of the records have been made public was met with derision from Kennedy assassination experts who chided both the announcement on the eve of the July 4 holiday weekend and the US government’s failure to release the entirety of what it has.