 "‘Will shine light on truth:’ US releases 10,000 pages of records about Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination")
The US government on Friday (April 18) released 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of former Senator Robert Francis Kennedy. In a statement, the US Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard said the release of the RFK files will “shine a long-overdue light on the truth.”
“Nearly 60 years after the tragic assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, the American people will, for the first time, have the opportunity to review the federal government’s investigation thanks to the leadership of President Trump,” Gabbard was quoted as saying by AP.
In an interview with Fox News, Gabbard said, “What we have just released here today is 10,000 pages that have been sitting in boxes within the National Archives”.
“This came about because President Trump promised the American people that his administration would be one of maximum transparency,” she added.
The US National Archives and Records Administration has so far posted roughly 229 files containing the pages on its website.
The recent disclosure comes in a series of revelations of national secrets ordered by President Donald Trump, who has championed the cause of transparency in high-profile assassinations and investigations.
Previous month, the Trump administration disclosed files related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Those documents offered a deeper look into how the US operated behind the scenes during the Cold War—things like spying, influencing foreign governments, or conducting secret missions. But despite all the hype, they didn’t really support the long-standing conspiracy theories about JFK’s assassination.
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RFK files reveal assassin Sirhan’s full name, his address at the time, along with complete details of his family, inlcuding his siblings.
The declassified files related to “Kensalt,” the codename for the RFK assassination investigation, shed new light on Sirhan Sirhan’s background. Interestingly, while his date of birth was redacted, the files describe him as a “white male, five feet two inches tall, 115 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.” It also notes that his family immigrated to the US from Jordan in 1957, and that he may have occasionally used the alias “Ghattas.”
The documents mention a man named Frank Guthrie, who was reportedly overheard making a chilling remark: “they should have got Ted Kennedy also.” As for Sirhan’s character, someone interviewed during the investigation described him as an introvert and a loner who had never shown any signs of violent behaviour — a detail that adds to the mystery surrounding his actions.
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