Did you know that more than 60 years after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, the U.S. government is still withholding thousands of documents—with the CIA reportedly at the forefront of efforts to keep them classified?
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JFK assassination files partly released
In a controversial move in 2023, the Biden administration quietly allowed intelligence agencies—especially the CIA—to keep thousands of documents related to the JFK assassination sealed, despite the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (JFK Act) that required full disclosure by 2017.
Over 3,000 documents still classified
On January 23, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14176, directing full declassification of remaining John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King assassination-related documents.
On March 18, 2025, the National Archives published thousands of pages—roughly 77,000 pages across multiple batches—of unredacted documents.
However, this release still left gaps. Entire IRS-related files (over 500) remain sealed, as do numerous FBI documents uncovered during the process (about 2,400 records), along with materials bound by grand jury or court secrecy. Moreover, despite language promising full transparency, agencies like the CIA and FBI continued to push back, citing “national security” and classification concerns.
President John F. Kennedy's motorcade travels through Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963. JFK was the youngest man ever elected president—he was only 43.
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