Trump plans to release JFK assassination documents despite concerns from federal agencies

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Washington Post

By Ian Shapira October 21 at 9:20 AM

President Trump announced Saturday morning that he planned to release the tens of thousands of never-before-seen documents left in the files related to President John F. Kennedys assassination held by the National Archives and Records Administration.

Subject to the receipt of further information, I will be allowing, as President, the long blocked and classified JFK FILES to be opened, Trump tweeted early Saturday.

Kennedy assassination experts have been speculating for weeks about whether Trump would disclose the documents. The 1992 Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act required that the millions of pages many of them contained in CIA and FBI documents be published in 25 years, by Oct. 26. Over the years, the National Archives has released most of the documents, either in full or partially redacted.

But one final batch remains and only the president has the authority to extend the papers secrecy past the October deadline. In his tweet, Trump seemed to strongly imply he was going to release all the remaining documents. But he also hedged, suggesting that if between now and Oct. 26, other government agencies made a strong case not to release the documents, he wouldnt. Also, Trump was not clear about whether he would publish all of the documents in full, or with some of them redacted.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trump-plans-to-release-of-jfk-assassination-documents-despite-concerns-from-federal-agencies/2017/10/21/d036cf36-b65d-11e7-9e58-e6288544af98_story.html

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To piggy-back on this - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141894680

(I.e., the decision was made to go on and release)

The "official" tweet -

Link to tweet

TEXT
Donald J. Trump‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump

Subject to the receipt of further information, I will be allowing, as President, the long blocked and classified JFK FILES to be opened.
5:35 AM - 21 Oct 2017

It's insane that his "official" statements ARE tweets at this point.

I guess this is why that bot is out there to do this for "normal" people -

Link to tweet

TEXT
Real Press Sec.‏ @RealPressSecBot

A statement by the President:

5:41 AM - 21 Oct 2017

[Discussionist KING]

1. I'm glad Trump has his priorities in place. Conspiracy theorists everywhere can rejoice and

folks in Puerto Rico can still wonder when the lights will come back on.

[global1]

3. There's Still A Few Days Before The 26th....

He still has time to change his mind. He does that you know.

[riversedge]

9. yes, I am a doubting tom. Will believe it when I see it.

[Bradical79]

19. To be fair, it takes zero effort on his part

This was decided over 20 years ago. The only decision he can make is to block it. He just wants credit with his conspiracy theorists and a small distraction.

[CanSocDem]

2. I thought he would...

...as throwing things 'up in the air' and seeing where they land, seems to be his style.

But...I'm not sure you (liberal America), can handle the hidden files of the JFK assassination. You still think that the POTUS is decided by elections...


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[SammyWinstonJack]

5. Decided by the EC, twice now.

[Arkansas Granny]

4. Maybe he thinks they will prove that Rafael Cruz was involved in the assassination.

[Fluke a Snooker]

24. If he didn't then Drumpf will have made a false accusation that must be added to Mueller's charges

[jmowreader]

35. Of course he's not. He thinks Hillary was the trigger puller.

In November 1963 Hillary Clinton was 16 years old, not a gun owner, and Nowhere Near Texas, but that doesn't matter. She HAD to have done it.

[heaven05]

6. another distraction

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for the brain dead of ameriKKKa while his administration secretly goes about continuing their coup of the american system. Kelly is a POS, trump is a dangerous POS and so is our system now...a danger to all americans who value our so called freedom(s). #he's not my president

[mountain grammy]

12. You're right.

Under "normal" circumstances, I would be happy about this..but this is a coup and nothing they do is legitimate.

[Frustratedlady]

7. It will take the attention away from the Russia probe and Trump for awhile.

Anything will suffice for that purpose.

[rzemanfl]

8. Ready made distraction. n/t

[left-of-center2012]

10. Now -- Release the UFO files !

[BumRushDaShow]

11. He needs to RELEASE HIS TAXES

Now!!!!!!

[Owl]

16. Exactly!

[BigmanPigman]

25. I just said that out loud...

"What about Area 51 and all the other X Files?" I was hoping Hillary would if she had won (wait...she DID win).

[underpants]

13. Ted Cruz's father must be nervous.

[SummerSnow]

14. Trump: "Don't look over here (Niger), look over there (Kennedy)"

[Turbineguy]

15. This sounds like a job for

Geraldo Rivera. They can make it look like a docu-drama with an ever increasing number of commercials as the show winds on.

[Archae]

21. Or Oliver Stone can make a sequel.

[Turbineguy]

22. Too classy.

It's gotta be a Trump operation. Utterly without any socially redeeming value.

[Archae]

27. Which describes "JFK" succintly.

99.999999% pure bullshit.

[YoungDemCA]

17. I shouted out, "Who killed the Kennedys?"

When after all, it was you and me.

[BumRushDaShow]

18. !!!

[YOHABLO]

20. Diversion Diversion Diversion. Not going to work Donny.

[Fluke a Snooker]

23. Either Rafael Cruz is going down, or Drumpf lied again

One of the big reasons Drumpf got more minions to vote for him is that he accused Ted Cruz's dad, Rafael, of being involved in the JFK assassination. If Rafael is not involved, then this is ANOTHER major lie by Drumpf again. This is NOT as jocular as it may sound, for accusing someone of murdering a president falsely should be major grounds for impeachment.

[Sneederbunk]

26. The intelligence agencies are not gong to look good.

[bathroommonkey76]

29. Mike Pompeo has been urging Trump not to release all of the files

Sounds like they might give a black eye to the CIA.

[Archae]

30. THAT is where the big cover-up actually occured.

In the early 60's the CIA and the FBI had Oswald on their radars, but they botched it, and he ended up killing Kennedy.

[AntiFascist]

40. If Oswald is shown to have had ties to certain southern splinter groups...

it might affect Trump's base.

[CanSocDem]

41. Yeh right...

....so they killed him right back!

And killing 'the patsy' is sufficient justice for the generally misinformed American public.



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[Purveyor]

28. Long past time everything concerning this assassination be put on the table, IMO. nt

[Not Ruth]

31. I do not understand why it has been secret for 50 years

[dflprincess]

34. "For the good of the country"

which means some of the powers that be were either involved or would just be embarrassed by what's in the documents.

Kind of like covering up Nixon's meddling in the Paris Peace Talks, Iran-Contra, stopping the Florida recount in 2000, or just how far the Russian interference in last year's election went.

[briv1016]

32. ABR, Anything But Russia

[spiderpig]

33. pResident PT Barnum has finally figured out how to make this all about himself again

We can all probably predict his tweets and podium appearances applauding himself about doing something Obama never did!!!

Sarcasm smiley not needed, but here it is anyway:

[sandensea]

36. Smart guy, for once. It'll be the perfect distraction for a week or two.

But in all likelihood without really revealing anything new about the case (the guilty saw to that long, long ago).

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

37. I thought the law REQUIRED the documents to be released

I didn't think there was any "unless the president decides otherwise" clause. Any effort by Trump would only be to block the release. He's not being magnanimous in "releasing" the documents, he's saving himself a lawsuit to stop his illegal actions if he tried to block the release, which would cause people to ask, "What does he not want us to know?"

[BumRushDaShow]

38. There is a section that allows for a postponement

--S.3006--
S.3006
One Hundred Second Congress of the United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January,
one thousand nine hundred and ninety-two
An Act
To provide for the expeditious disclosure of records relevant to the
assassination
of President John F. Kennedy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,

<...>

SEC. 9. REVIEW OF RECORDS BY THE ASSASSINATION RECORDS REVIEW BOARD.

<...>

(d) PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY OVER REVIEW BOARD DETERMINATION-
(1) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OR POSTPONEMENT OF DISCLOSURE- After the Review
Board has made a formal determination concerning the public disclosure or
postponement of disclosure of an executive branch assassination record or
information within such a record, or of any information contained in an
assassination record, obtained or developed solely within the executive
branch, the President shall have the sole and nondelegable authority to
require the disclosure or postponement of such record or information under
the standards set forth in section 6, and the President shall provide the
Review Board with an unclassified written certification specifying the
President's decision within 30 days after the Review Board's determination
and notice to the executive branch agency as required under this Act,
stating the justification for the President's decision, including the
applicable grounds for postponement under section 6, accompanied by a copy
of the identification aid required under section 4.
(2) PERIODIC REVIEW- Any executive branch assassination record postponed
by the President shall be subject to the requirements of periodic review,
downgrading and declassification of classified information, and public
disclosure in the collection set forth in section 4.
(3) RECORD OF PRESIDENTIAL POSTPONEMENT- The Review Board shall, upon its
receipt, publish in the Federal Register a copy of any unclassified written
certification, statement, and other materials transmitted by or on behalf
of the President with regard to postponement of assassination records.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/senate-bill/3006/text

I think over the years, the argument has been not wanting to declassify certain documents for whatever reason.

[olddad56]

39. He will do what Putin tells him to do. I don't think they will be released.