King Family Claims FBI's Release of Assassination Files Violates Their Privacy

In a move met with disappointment by the children of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights advocates, President Donald Trump has ordered the unsealing of over 240,000 pages of FBI documents connected to Dr. King's assassination in 1968. Harrison Fields, Deputy Press Secretary, remarked, "The emphasis here is to provide Americans with the truth.” In late January, Trump enacted Executive Order 14176, which declassifies records concerning the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Dr. King. Since 1977, the King files have remained confidential. Martin Luther King III and Bernice King, the King siblings, oppose this executive action, emphasizing the deeply personal nature of their father's murder. Reverend Al Sharpton highlighted the potential ulterior motives behind this release, stating it appears more like a distraction from Trump's current crises. The King family seeks a thorough review of the files, stressing the importance of understanding the context surrounding the government’s invasive surveillance efforts against their father.