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Trump administration releases files on Martin Luther King Jr. assassination

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By Steve Inskeep

Published July 21, 2025 at 11:22 PM HST

The National Archives has published thousands of newly digitized documents relating to the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as part of a directive by President Trump.

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Steve Inskeep

Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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