Trump Says He’s Releasing All JFK Files on Tuesday

Researchers are awaiting a drop of approximately 80,000 pages related to the assassination of former president John F. Kennedy.

President Donald Trump tours water damage in the power control room during a guided tour of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and leads a board meeting in Washington on March 17, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

President Donald Trump announced during a tour of the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on March 17 that long-awaited files, amounting to approximately 80,000 pages relating to the assassination of the former president, are set for release. 

“While we’re here, I thought it would be appropriate,” Trump told reporters. “We are tomorrow announcing and giving all of the Kennedy files. People have been waiting for decades for this.”