The assisination of Nobel laureate (1964), Baptist minister and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr on April 4, 1968 rocked the world leading to riots across the country and a foundry of conspiracy theories. Despite James Earl Ray’s conviction over MLK’s murder, mystery abounded nearly sixty years later. The American government led by the Donald Trump administration has finally released the classified files relating to MLK’s assisination. Sharing the same on X/Twitter, Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence remarked on X/Twitter that 230,000 MLK assisnation files are now available on archive.gov/mlk.
Today, after nearly 60 years of questions surrounding the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we are releasing 230,000 MLK assassination files, available now at https://t.co/71P3p5jBgK. The documents include details about the FBI’s investigation into the assassination… pic.twitter.com/l96t9tgYmn
— DNI Tulsi Gabbard (@DNIGabbard) July 21, 2025
Reactions poured in on the MLK assassination files. One user commented, “Another distraction from the Epstein files?” Several others argued in unison, “Epstein Coverup?” Chess legend Garry Kasparov took a dig, stating, “If pressure over the Epstein cover-up continues to build, the Trump admin is going to release files on Jimmy Hoffa, Bigfoot, and an alien at Area 51.”
If pressure over the Epstein coverup continues to build, the Trump admin is going to release files on Jimmy Hoffa, Bigfoot, and an alien at Area 51. https://t.co/MtK2VD46EA
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) July 22, 2025
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— Joel Ellenwood (@_InfiniteZeal) July 21, 2025
Another distraction from the Epstein files? https://t.co/CxNJ7Nir0V
— Mario (@PawlowskiMario) July 21, 2025
#EpsteinCoverup pic.twitter.com/YiVDV9TdAb
— November Witch (@witch_november) July 21, 2025
Doing anything you can to distract us from Epstein huh?
— Trump Tracker (@trackingdonald) July 21, 2025
Cool how about Epstein tho pic.twitter.com/Z9p0BrMpHp
— Flying Dutch Fella (@FlyingDutchPall) July 21, 2025
Meanwhile, Bernice Albertine King, the 62-year-old daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., released a statement over the assassination files. As shared on the social media, she, along with brother Martin Luther King III quipped
The release of these files must be viewed within their full historical context. During our father’s lifetime, he was relentlessly targeted by an invasive, predatory, and deeply disturbing disinformation and surveillance campaign orchestrated by J. Edgar Hoover through the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The intent of the government’s COINTELPRO campaign was not only to monitor, but to discredit, dismantle, and destroy Dr. King’s reputation and the broader American Civil Rights Movement. These actions were not only invasions of privacy but intentional assaults on the truth—undermining the dignity and freedoms of private citizens who fought for justice, designed to neutralize those who dared to challenge the status quo.”
The statement further added,
While we support transparency and historical accountability, we object to any attacks on our father’s legacy or attempts to weaponize it to spread falsehoods. We strongly condemn any attempts to misuse these documents in ways intended to undermine our father’s legacy and the significant achievements of the movement. Those who promote the fruit of the FBI’s surveillance will unknowingly align themselves with an ongoing campaign to degrade our father and the Civil Rights Movement.”
Taking a jibe at the Trump administration, Bernice, the youngest of MLK’s children, joined the chorus of the online choir demanding
Now, do the Epstein files.”
Now, do the Epstein files. pic.twitter.com/rzlub3WucQ
— Be A King (@BerniceKing) July 21, 2025
“We recognize that the release of documents concerning the assassination of our father, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has long been a subject of interest,… pic.twitter.com/GHHcNZ53nM
— Be A King (@BerniceKing) July 21, 2025
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