North India Statesman
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Washington: The administration of former US President Donald Trump has released records of millions of pages related to his monitoring and investigation by the FBI, despite the family objections of the family of Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK). The step was part of the promise of President Trump in which he resolved to make the files related to the murder of Jack F Kennedy (JFK) public, as well as to include documents related to the killings of Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) and MLK. The records made include more than 240,000 pages from 1977, which FBI includes 240,000 pages from 1977, which is a Martin Luthan King Junior Junction Junctions. The agitation and their 1968 murder gives information about the detailed investigation of the FBI. These documents also include the details of the King’s phone lines tapping by FBI, their spy in hotels and the use of informers for defaming them. MLK’s living children, Martin Lutin King III and Burnis King, opposed the release of records. He said that his father was illegally monitored by FBI and an attempt was made to discredit him, aimed at weakening the civil rights movement. He insisted that these files are personal and they should be seen in his full historical context, as his father’s murder was a deep personal trauma for his family. While the Trump administration introduced the move as his commitment to transparency. The Director of National Intelligence (Director of National Intelligence) Tulsi Gaburd described it as a ‘historic step’. Earlier, Trump had also directed to make the documents related to JFK and RFK public through executive orders. The release was at a time when the administration was allegedly ignoring the release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, on which critics raised questions. MLK’s family criticized the FBI’s Cointelpro campaign, under which Dr. King’s reputation and an attempt were made to discredit and weaken the civil rights movement.
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