Trump releases JFK assassination files, fueling conspiracy theories

President Trump announced that around 80,000 pages of documents related to the assassination of John F. Kennedy will be released. The files are set to come out Tuesday afternoon. This move comes after years of calls for transparency around the case, which remains a source of numerous conspiracy theories. In January, Trump signed an executive order to declassify documents linked to JFK's murder. He mentioned that people have been waiting for these files for decades. Historians and the public hope to uncover more details about the assassination that took place over 60 years ago. The National Archives has already released many records, but thousands still remain classified for national security reasons. Officially, the Warren Commission concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone when he shot Kennedy from a building in Dallas on November 22, 1963. Oswald was killed shortly after by a nightclub owner, Jack Ruby. Nonetheless, many people continue to believe there was a larger conspiracy. Some theories suggest there were multiple shooters, with reports of shots fired from a nearby grassy knoll. Debate continues over the “magic bullet” theory, a central point in the idea that Oswald was the sole shooter. Recent claims made by a former Secret Service agent have sparked new discussion, though other experts disagree. Various groups are rumored to be involved, including the U.S. government, the mafia, and even the CIA, due to historical tensions around Kennedy's policies. Fidel Castro has also been mentioned as a possible suspect, though he has denied any involvement, noting that such an act would invite severe U.S. retaliation.