Trump Says He'll Allow Release of JFK Records
By Newser Editors
October 21, 2017
22nd November 1963: US statesman John F Kennedy, 35th president of the US, and his wife Jackie Kennedy travelling in the presidential motorcade at Dallas, before his assassination. (Photo Credit: Getty Images)
Historians and amateur sleuths hoping to see the last sealed records pertaining to the JFK assassination got some apparent good news on Saturday. President Trump tweeted that he will allow their release, though he left some ambiguity: "Subject to the receipt of further information, I will be allowing, as President, the long blocked and classified JFK FILES to be opened," Trump wrote.
Subject to the receipt of further information, I will be allowing, as President, the long blocked and classified JFK FILES to be opened.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 21, 2017
As the Washington Post notes, that leaves open the possibility that Trump will change his mind before an Oct. 26 deadline, if intelligence agencies make a persuasive case to keep them sealed. Nor does Trump's tweet specify that he will release all of the records.
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