Gabbard announces release of 10,000 RFK assassination files

The Trump administration has released approximately 10,000 pages of previously classified documents related to the 1968 assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, in a move led by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and welcomed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. This release, part of President Trump's broader push for transparency on high-profile political assassinations, offers the public unprecedented access to federal investigative records that had long remained inaccessible. Gabbard emphasized the historic significance of making these files available, noting the effort to digitize and declassify the material for public review. While the files shed new light on the government's investigation, Gabbard cautioned there is no "smoking gun" but acknowledged that the documents raise fresh questions about the case and who may have been involved. Kennedy Jr. described the release as a necessary step toward restoring trust in the American government. The files include FBI and Justice Department memos, evidence photographs, and previously undisclosed details about Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of the killing.