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On Thursday, Trump signed an executive order aimed at declassifying any remaining federal records relating to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, his brother, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, as well as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

“Everything will be revealed,” Trump told reporters.

Although the previously classified documents may help prove or disprove the many conspiracy theories that have popped up in the six decades since the killings, Jack Schlossberg, the son of Caroline Kennedy and grandson of JFK, isn’t on board with their declassification.

The 32-year-old political correspondent for Vogue magazine took to X after Trump’s executive order and wrote that there was “nothing heroic” about the release of documents.

“The truth is a lot sadder than the myth — a tragedy that didn’t need to happen. Not part of an inevitable grand scheme,” he wrote. “Declassification is using JFK as a political prop, when he’s not here to punch back. There’s nothing heroic about it.”

Considering that Schlossberg’s grandfather was murdered in cold blood, many people were surprised he didn’t see the value of releasing any documents relating to the tragedy.

I am one of those who would like to see the release of these documents.  As a teenager when Kennedy was assassinated, I was devastated.  Kennedy was a hero for many in my generation.  We never felt we got the full story of what happened. So, respectfully, I welcome a declassification.

Tony 

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