FBI Uncovers 2,400 New JFK Assassination Documents Following Trump’s Declassification Order

The FBI revealed that a new records search—conducted in January after President Trump’s January 2025 executive order—uncovered about 2,400 pages of newly digitized documents connected to the JFK assassination case. The agency credited technological improvements in its record-keeping processes for the discovery and is now coordinating with the National Archives and Records Administration to include these files in the broader declassification effort.

The release has been met with varied responses. Jefferson Morley, vice president of the Mary Ferrell Foundation, praised the FBI’s approach as refreshingly candid and sees it as a positive step toward encouraging other agencies to disclose long-hidden records. In contrast, some family members of Kennedy, including his grandson Jack Schlossberg, criticized the move, arguing that the process of declassification has been politicized rather than serving the cause of truth.

The background to this development lies in previous orders and longstanding laws designed to release information about JFK’s assassination—a subject that has fueled conspiracy theories for decades. While earlier actions during Trump’s first term led to the public release of several records, many documents remained classified until new technological searches began revealing additional material. The new files could potentially shed more light on aspects of the investigation, including the surveillance of Lee Harvey Oswald, whose actions and affiliations have long been the subject of public debate and investigation.