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Kennedy assassination records collection act of 1992, trump ordered thursday the release of almost 2,900 files but kept others secret because of requests from the cia and fbi. Kennedy assassination records collection act of 1992, trump ordered thursday the release of almost 2,900 files but kept others secret because of. Kennedy assassination files being made public, students have crafted bill that would open the fbi. Oct 26, 2017 most of the new jfk files have been seen before in some form of nearly 2,900 files put out by the national archives, just 53 are totally new to the public. The changing face of justice and why it matters to us all. The jfk records act of 1992 ordered that all of the files related to the federal inquiry into john f.
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