Trump Orders Release of Amelia Earhart Files

Earhart made history in 1932 as the first woman to fly nonstop and solo across the Atlantic.

Amelia Earhart poses for photos as she arrives in Southampton, England, after her transatlantic flight on the "Friendship" from Burry Point, Wales, on June 26, 1928. AP Photo/File

President Donald Trump has pledged to order the release of all government records related to Amelia Earhart and the legendary aviator’s ill-fated attempt to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the world.

“I have been asked by many people about the life and times of Amelia Earhart, such an interesting story, and would I consider declassifying and releasing everything about her, in particular, her last, fatal flight,” the president wrote on Sept. 26 on Truth Social.