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Trump administration Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard ordered the release of more than 60,000 documents related to the assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, according to a Wednesday press release from the agency.
The files are in addition to information from approximately 10,000 documents released on April 18 and are available online.
“Unlike former President John F. Kennedy’s assassination files — which were identified and released in accordance with federal law — all files related to the assassination of Senator Kennedy have been sitting in various storage facilities across the federal government for decades and had never been digitized or accessible to the public before,” the release noted.
“Today’s release includes never-before-seen details about the FBI’s investigation into the assassination of RFK — including the discussion of potential leads by various FBI offices, internal FBI memos detailing the progress of the case, and more,” it added.
In the latest release of documents related to the assassination of Senator Kennedy, new evidence supports earlier reports suggesting that rumors of his death had been circulating overseas nearly a month before the actual event. These materials confirm information in the initial batch of 10,000 files.
Among the additions are audio recordings of interviews conducted by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) with Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of killing Kennedy, as well as recordings of witness testimonies from the night of the assassination.
While some of these records had previously been made public through LAPD disclosures or Freedom of Information Act requests, this marks the first time all publicly accessible documents related to the assassination have been compiled in a single, centralized collection for public review.
“After the initial release of 10,000 documents three weeks ago, we searched FBI and CIA warehouses for any records not previously turned over to The National Archives. More than 60,000 documents were discovered, declassified, and digitized for public viewing. Today’s release is an important step toward maximum transparency, finding the truth, and sharing the truth,” Gabbard posted on X.
The actions follow an order from President Trump in January to declassify records concerning the assassination of the late senator, in addition to records from the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
