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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Family Says They Hope to See Declassified Assassination Files Before the Public

By Roger Friedman

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s family has responded to Donald Trump’s decalssification of files surrounding their father’s 1968 murder.

In a statement just posted, the Kings say they hope to see the files before they are made public.

Whether Trump will show the files to the Kings, and the Kennedy families, remains unclear. He’s only releasing the files to get publicity for himself. He’s not known for graciousness.

At the ceremony in which he signed the Executive Order to release all the files, Trump made an odd comment about Dr. King. “Oh, that’s a big one.” You can only imagine how much he wants to embarrass the family and sully Dr. King’s name and reputation.

Despicable

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Roger Friedman
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Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

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