The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s family is apprehensive about President Trump's decision to release records regarding his assassination. They worry this could revive the FBI’s historical efforts to discredit him through revelations of his personal life. Trump declined their request for a preview of the documents, maintaining that they belong to the public. The controversy underscores the conflict between Trump's commitment to disclosing historical government actions and the family’s painful memories of surveillance and intimidation by the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover, aimed at sullying King’s reputation.
We know J. Edgar Hoover tried to destroy Dr. King's legacy, and the family doesn't want that effort to prevail.
The president believes these records don't belong to them. These are the public's records.
Family members wanted an advanced viewing of the documents, and [Trump] said no.
Everything will be revealed.
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