In March 2025, the Trump administration released approximately 80,000 pages of previously classified documents pertaining to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. This release aimed to provide transparency and address longstanding public interest in the event.
The documents primarily cover the 1964 Warren Commission investigation, which concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. They include details about Oswald’s attempts to obtain a Soviet visa and his interactions with KGB agents, offering additional context to his activities before the incident.
However, the release did not uncover significant new revelations that would alter the established understanding of the assassination. Experts note that while the documents provide more granular details, they do not substantively challenge the findings of the original investigations.
This release aligns with the mandates of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992, which required all records related to the assassination to be publicly disclosed within 25 years. Despite this comprehensive release, conspiracy theories regarding the assassination continue to persist among some segments of the public.