President Donald Trump signed an executive order to release files related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.

President Trump signed an executive order declassify any remaining files from Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. MLK was shot and killed on April 4, 1968, in Memphis.

The family of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is reacting to an executive order issued on Thursday to declassify documents associated with his assassination.

In a statement Thursday, King's family members said they would like to have the chance to review the files before it is released to the public.

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to declassify files on the assassinations of former President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s family reacts hours after Trump signed the executive order during an Oval Office signing.

President Trump ordered the public release of classified files on the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. NBC News' Peter Alexander reports.

President Trump has instructed security organisations to create plans for the release of these files. The announcement has reignited debates, conspiracies and hopes for closure surrounding these tragedies that reshaped modern American history.

Trump promised to release the documents during his first term but later complied with intelligence community requests to keep much of the material classified.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an order related to the declassification of files on the assassinations of former president John F. Kennedy,

President Trump’s second term has gotten off to a roaring start as he continues to use unprecedented executive power to remake Washington.