Trump promises to release ALL the JFK files and reveals who he thinks was ‘probably behind’ assassination cover-up
Former President Donald Trump promised to release all assassination files on President John F. Kennedy if he were re-elected in November.
“This time I’m just going to do it,” Trump promised during a recording an episode of the All-In podcastwhich was released on Thursday.
The former president and presumptive Republican nominee was asked by co-host Chamath Palihapitiya what was in the JFK files that Trump did not publicly release during his first term.
The former president said he was encouraged to keep some of the information about Kennedy’s assassination secret — and then made a bold claim about who was responsible for any cover-up.
“Well, it wasn’t the CIA that asked me, but I think the CIA was probably behind it,” Trump said. “They didn’t want me to release the rest of it.”
Former President Donald Trump promised to release all assassination files on President John F. Kennedy if he were re-elected in November
President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy in Dallas, just before he was assassinated on November 22, 1963
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running against Trump and President Joe Biden as an independent presidential candidate, has insisted that the CIA was involved in his uncle’s assassination.
Trump was asked by the podcasters about RFK Jr.’s claims. when he brought up the CIA.
As president, Trump promised to release the Kennedy files, but announced in April 2018 that the public will have to wait several more years because the potential damage to national security, law enforcement or foreign affairs is “so serious that it outweighs the public interest in immediate disclosure. .’
That same month, approximately 19,000 documents were released by the National Archives.
‘Indeed I did it. I’ve let go of a lot, as you know, but when it came to the whole thing, I was struck by some of the people that work for me, great people that you would respect. They asked me not to do it,” Trump recalled.
“And I say, ‘Why? Tell me why?’ and they said, ‘Sir, I think it needs a little more time,'” the ex-president continued.
Former President Donald Trump participated in the recording of the All-In podcast, which was released Thursday
“And I let go of a lot, but I said, if they feel that strongly about it, I respect the people, and I would have done that again,” he said.
He then promised that if re-elected, he would release the rest of the Kennedy files.
“It will be ready early,” he added. “A lot of people want to see that and whatever it may say – I’m not saying it, I have an idea – but whatever it is, it’s going to be very interesting for people to see and we’re going to have to learn from it. It.’
When the podcasters started to change the subject, Trump interjected: “There’s other stuff we’re going to release.”
“We’ll talk to you about it off camera,” he teased.