An expert has disputed the verdict that the killer of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy was Lee Harvey Oswald. Amid this speculation and other long-running ones, President-elect Donald Trump has promised to open the last of the JFK files once he gets to office.
He will move to declassify all government records about the murder, which may answer questions that have been left unanswered for decades. This is not Trump’s first time making such a declaration, as he did so in his first term but was restricted by FBI and CIA agents.
Will the new President truly reveal the JFK files this time?
The co-authors of Admitted Assassin, J. Gary Shaw, and Brain Edwards, hope that Trump will fulfill his wishes to release the JFK files this time. Though they admitted that his attempt may have the same outcome as his first tenure because the documents are still being kept secret after six decades.
Shaw also believes there is more to the story than higher-ups want the public to know, and some have unseen information about the unfortunate event. New footage from different angles of the Dallas 1963 rally has been released over the years, satisfying curiosity but raising even more questions.
The public is advised to lower their expectations
In 1990, the federal government ordered all assassination-related documents to be moved to the National Archives and Records Administration. In 2017, up to 5 million JFK files were to be released by Trump, but thousands were a no-show. Some got released during Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ administrations too.
The author of Case Closed, Gerald Posner advised the public to avoid looking forward to over-the-top disclosures, as those anticipating such may be left disappointed. According to Posner’s book, Oswald acted alone just like the Warren Commission by President Lyndon B. Johnson concluded.