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MLK’s family responds to Trump’s order to declassify assassination files
NY Post ^ | 1/24/25 | Nicholas McEntyre

Posted on 01/24/2025 6:53:34 AM PST by Libloather

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To: Jonty30

I don’t see the request that way. They just asked if the family could see it first before public release.

IMHO, they deserve that opportunity. However, it should all going to be released.


41 posted on 01/24/2025 7:46:55 AM PST by Pete Dovgan
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To: Jonty30

Stanley Levinson, mlk juniors commie handler.


42 posted on 01/24/2025 7:50:44 AM PST by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING 0F AMERICA, AND HE WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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To: Libloather

its good that RFK and MLK families seem positive about the release.

That there is a negative reaction from JFK’s grandson suggests that there may be some uncomfortable secrets to be revealed.


43 posted on 01/24/2025 7:53:13 AM PST by ChronicMA
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To: Libloather

What right does the family have to public documents?


44 posted on 01/24/2025 7:53:23 AM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Where is ZORRO when California so desperately needs him?)
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To: rlmorel

The most important part is transparency regarding the actions of our government. I don’t care what MLK did. I care what the government that supposedly represents me did.

If I could have files released to show what the government did to my husband, I’d jump at the chance. Not only because it could save others from going through the same thing, but also just because he was too precious to let them get away with it.


45 posted on 01/24/2025 7:54:35 AM PST by butterdezillion
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To: butterdezillion

I feel much the same way. It is what we can learn about what our government was doing to keep our current and future governments from doing it again.


46 posted on 01/24/2025 7:58:26 AM PST by rlmorel ("A people that elect corrupt politicians are not victims...but accomplices." George Orwell)
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To: rlmorel

And to that end, I say the Extortion 17 files should all be released too.


47 posted on 01/24/2025 8:00:23 AM PST by butterdezillion
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To: Libloather

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48 posted on 01/24/2025 8:06:33 AM PST by sauropod ("You didn't take a country. You only won a football game!" - Dan Dakich Ne supra crepidam)
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To: Leaning Right
Yes, give the family an early look, maybe a few days. But no veto power over any of it.

Best response.

Even better than my first reaction: "the importance of uncovering the truth while also focusing on preserving the family's gravy train".

49 posted on 01/24/2025 8:13:26 AM PST by frog in a pot (Obama, Hillary, Biden & Harris each earning +48% of the pop vote presents more than election issues.)
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To: Libloather

My wife thinks they’ll be redacted beyond any usefulness (in order to protect the guilty).


50 posted on 01/24/2025 8:14:32 AM PST by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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To: Libloather

Be sure of the large number of files for each case, I am for allowing the families to see them about 30 days in advance of the rest of us seeing them.

I won’t be surprised if the families sue the president in an effort to keep them private.

There will probably be some information that they don’t want us to see.


51 posted on 01/24/2025 8:16:35 AM PST by Preachin' (I stand with many voters who will never vote for a pro abortion candidate.)
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To: libertylover

I appreciate the opinion prediction on redaction but I thought the point of releasing all of it was NO redaction of any kind? No?


52 posted on 01/24/2025 8:17:12 AM PST by desertsolitaire ( Lee Harvey Oswald and the Bands final performance)
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To: Libloather

James Earl Ray was an uneducated redneck.

He may well have been the shooter.

But no way could he EVER navigate a path to Spain on his own.


53 posted on 01/24/2025 8:19:23 AM PST by Biblebelter
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To: Jonty30

Whatever the case may be the country deserves to know if the government was involved in these murders. I think the government played a part in all 3 just like Trump’s attempted assassination. The country will be better off knowing the truth.


54 posted on 01/24/2025 8:32:41 AM PST by Rdct29 (The Democrats Are The New Nazi Party )
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To: desertsolitaire
I thought the point of releasing all of it was NO redaction of any kind?

I hope you're right. It was just speculation based on previous document releases.

55 posted on 01/24/2025 8:35:16 AM PST by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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To: Jonty30

“that’s a good question. We might only know who killed him and nothing else.”

I thought I read the complete King files would be released after 50 years.

It has been 50 years; plus


56 posted on 01/24/2025 8:36:55 AM PST by jeffersondem
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To: drwoof
If I were they, I’d want a preview, too. Completely understandable. But not providing that gracious opportunity is also likewise completely understandable.

Send the family a copy via Courier. When the Courier scans the doc as delivered, release it to the public. BTW, chances are pretty good that some family members already know whats coming.

57 posted on 01/24/2025 8:37:25 AM PST by BlackbirdSST (Trump or Bust! Long live the Republic.)
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To: Jonty30
But if King had unseemly connections, it should be known by the nation.

Dr King had a great many unseemly connections and engaged in numerous questionable activities. He was a supremely capable deceiver and attracted supporters with far better morals than his. They simply did not know his true character.

The King legacy was created by his supporters who were better people than he was. Those ideals should be kept, regardless of details exposed in the declassified records.

58 posted on 01/24/2025 8:38:36 AM PST by flamberge (The times, they are a' changing.)
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To: vaskypilot
I am fine with the family seeing it first; however, the family cannot ask for modifications.

The family won't agree to that. I understand the sympathy to the family, but they want to preserve his legacy as it is known today, too. If this happens, we're almost certain to see lawsuits filed to stop the release which will prevent the release for another 60 years! I hope they don't let this happen (goes for the JFK and RFK files, too.)

59 posted on 01/24/2025 8:39:26 AM PST by glennaro (2025: The year of America's rebirth as a Great (and Free) Republic)
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To: libertylover

And I don’t even believe they will be unaltered. Remember the CIA has the authority to alter documents if they deem it’s in the best interest of the public.

Meaning if it’s in their best interest. I’ll always be skeptical of what comes out of the DC swamp.


60 posted on 01/24/2025 8:44:47 AM PST by CodeJockey (ATCG (whatever that means))
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