Washington DC - President Donald Trump and his administration recently began releasing previously classified documents related to the 1968 assassination of former Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

On Friday morning, National Intelligence Secretary Tulsi Gabbard shared a statement announcing the release, which "consists of approximately 10,000 pages of records... with minimal redactions for privacy reasons" which will help "shine a long-overdue light on the truth."

Earlier this year, Trump signed an executive order to release to the public files regarding the deaths of several public figures, including RFK and his brother John F. Kennedy Jr., Martin Luther King Jr., and the infamous sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

At Trump's directive, Gabbard ordered her Director's Initiative Group to partner with The National Archives to "digitize, declassify, and prepare" files related to RFK and MLK Jr.

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The first "tranche" of RFK files are now available at The National Archives' website.

It's unclear what "truth" the administration promised will be revealed, as many files from the investigation have been publicly available in California's state archives for years.

The administration has previously unveiled files related to JFK and Epstein, which were heavily criticized as both consisted of material that was already available to the public and failed to reveal any new information – despite Trump pumping up the releases for weeks.

Gabbard said she will continue to post updates on X and Truth Social as more files are released.

RFK's son Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is a well-known anti-vaccine advocate and conspiracy theorist, is currently serving as Health and Human Services Secretary under Trump.

Since his father's murder, which took place when he was 14 years old, RFK Jr. has said publicly that he doesn't believe accused assassin Sirhan Sirhan actually did it and supported him when he went up for parole in 2021.

In a statement, RFK Jr. praised Trump's "courage" and "commitment to transparency."

"Lifting the veil on the RFK papers is a necessary step toward restoring trust in American government," he added.