Donald J. Trump has said that once he is sworn in as president on Monday, he will quickly release records relating to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert F. Kennedy and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as part of measures to restore confidence in government.

Donald Trump held a rally in Washington a day ahead of taking charge as the US President. He said that he would declassify files linked to the assassinations of former US president John F Kennedy and civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr.

Trump vowed to release outstanding files on the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.

US President Donald Trump has pledged to release records related to the assassinations of John F Kennedy, Robert F Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr during a rally at Washington DC’s Capital One Arena.

President-elect said he would release government files about the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King, Jr.

President-elect Trump vowed Sunday that he would release long-classified government records on the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy.

As the 1st step toward restoring transparency and accountability to government, we will also reverse the over-classification of government documents,’ says US president-elect - Anadolu Ajansı

Trump did not specify which documents would be released, and he did not promise a blanket declassification. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Trump had made a similar promise during his 2017 to 2021 term, and he did release some documents related to JFK's 1963 murder. However, he later kept a significant chunk of documents under wraps, citing national security concerns following pressure from CIA and FBI.

During his first term, Trump had considered releasing the JFK files in alignment with the 1992 Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act, which mandated full disclosure by 2017.