More than 60 years after President John F. Kennedy's assassination, conspiracy theories persist, and interest in the events of Nov. 22, 1963, remains high.
One thing President-elect Donald Trump has promised to do once he takes office is declassify all of the remaining government records on the JFK assassination.
During a rally in August 2024, he told the crowd that he planned to "establish a new independent presidential commission on assassination attempts, and they will be tasked with releasing all the remaining documents relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy."
Trump planned to release the documents during his first term, but changed course after requests from the FBI and CIA.
Roughly 3,000 to 4,000 out of several million records concerning JFK remain unreleased.
Most JFK experts don't expect any earth-shattering revelations if the records are released. Gerald Posner, author of "Case Closed," which concludes that assassin Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, told The Associated Press that "anybody waiting for a smoking gun that's going to turn this case upside down will be sorely disappointed."
The AP noted that Trump's team did not respond to questions about his plans when he takes office.
Friday marks the 61st anniversary of the JFK assassination. Despite various theories, the Warren Commission concluded that Oswald acted alone, shooting Kennedy from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository as the presidential motorcade rolled through downtown Dallas.
Still, some have questioned whether the CIA is linked to the assassination or if Oswald was a CIA asset.