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2025 Declassification of MLK Assassination Records

The declassification and release of approximately 230,000-240,000 pages of federal records related to the assassination of Martin Luther King, as directed by President Trump's Executive Order 14176.

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Jan 28, 2026
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What new documents have been declassified since 2025 that could change interpretations of MLK's assassination?

— roughly 230,000–240,000 pages — was declassified and posted in 2025 after ’s directed the release of assassination files, and the release was coordinated by the , DNI, , and . The newly available ma...

Feb 7, 2026

What specific FBI files and recordings about Martin Luther King Jr. were declassified and when were they released?

A January 23, 2025 executive order directed wide tied to the , and (MLK), and on July 21, 2025 the , in coordination with , , and , published a large tranche of MLK-related records—more than 230,000 p...