NBC: Release of JFK Assassination File Is Delayed as Deadline Looms
The U.S. government was in danger Thursday of missing the deadline to release a trove of previously classified records from the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, adding an unexpected twist to a saga already rife with rumors and conspiracies.
The law says the National Archives must release the 35,000 documents by midnight unless President Donald Trump objects on national security grounds. On Thursday evening, U.S. officials said that some material would be released, and other documents would be withheld to give agencies more time to figure out what they want redacted.
By late Thursday afternoon, the memo specifying which material the CIA, State Department and other agencies still want to keep under wraps had yet not made it to Trump’s desk, U.S. intelligence officials told NBC News.
“There’s a mad scramble going on in the executive branch to get this done,” one official said.
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WNU Editor: Even at this moment in time .... when the files should have been released a few hours ago .... nothing but delays and excuses .... JFK assassination files: CIA, FBI among agencies lobbying Trump to delay release of some files (CBS).
Update: If you want to read the files (when they are finally released) .... you will have to do this .... Want to see the ‘secret’ JFK assassination records? Here’s how (The Sacramento Bee).
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