WASHINGTON ― The National Archives released nearly all the remaining long-classified documents concerning the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which has perennially spawned a litany of conspiracy theories. President Donald Trump ordered the release of 2,800 documents on Thursday, the White House said in a call with reporters that afternoon. The “vast majority” of the redactions in the blocked documents were made by the FBI and CIA, which cited national security reasons in their requests, according to a White House spokeswoman. The JFK Assassination Records Collection Act mandated that the last of the documents on the assassination be released exactly 25 years after the law was enacted on Oct. 26, 1992. President Donald Trump had promised on Saturday that he would permit “the long blocked and classified JFK FILES to be opened.” As president, he had the authority to withhold their release for national security reasons.

Source: Huffington Post October 26, 2017 22:30 UTC