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60,000 New Documents on RFK Assassination Unveiled

5/8/2025

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Gabbard Unveils Documents

Over 60,000 newly declassified documents about Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 assassination have been unveiled by the National Archives. Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, revealed this significant second batch after an earlier release of 10,000 documents. However, experts remain skeptical that these records will shift established views on this historic tragedy.

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Kennedy Urges Investigation

In a compelling revelation, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called on the Obama administration in 2012 to probe audio evidence hinting at multiple gunmen in his father's 1968 assassination. This plea emerged from a trove of documents unveiled by the National Archives, spurred by President Trump's push for transparency surrounding Kennedy's murder and other historical assassinations.

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Gabbard Unveils Documents

Over 60,000 newly declassified documents about Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 assassination have been unveiled by the National Archives. Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, revealed this significant second batch after an earlier release of 10,000 documents. However, experts remain skeptical that these records will shift established views on this historic tragedy.

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