Well darn it. Not surprising though - from The Washington Post:
Trump delays release of hundreds of remaining JFK assassination documents, bowing to national security concerns
President Trump delayed the release of hundreds of classified documents related to the John F. Kennedy assassination Thursday evening, bowing to pressure from the CIA, FBI and other federal agencies still seeking to keep some final secrets from the nearly 54-year-old investigation.
The president allowed the immediate release of 2,800 records by the National Archives, following a last-minute scramble to meet a 25-year legal deadline. Following lobbying by national security officials, the remaining documents will be reviewed during a 180-day period. In a memo released by the White House, Trump said: “I am ordering today that the veil finally be lifted. At the same time, executive departments and agencies have proposed to me that certain information should continue to be redacted because of national security, law enforcement, and foreign affairs concerns. I have no choice — today — but to accept those redactions rather than allow potentially irreversible harm to our nation’s security. ”
Come on now - they have had 25 years to go over the documents and determine which could be released and which could not - why the scramble now? This is only going to fuel more conspiracy theories. My favorite is that LBJ had him assassinated.
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