Aug 23, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Trump vows to release docs on JFK assassination with new presidential commission

Sareen Habeshian

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - AUGUST 23: Republican Presidential candidate, former U.S. president, Donald Trump speaks at II Toro E La Capra on August 23, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event focused on Trump’s proposed policy to eliminate taxes on tips for service industry employees. (Photo by Ian Maule/Gett — Former President Trump on Aug. 23 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo: Ian Maule/Getty Images

Former President Trump will establish an independent presidential commission on assassination attempts if reelected, he announced at an Arizona campaign rally standing alongside Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Friday.

The big picture: Trump said he'll task the commission with releasing all of the remaining documents pertaining to the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy.

"They will also conduct a rigorous review of the attack last month," Trump said of the assassination attempt against him at at Pennsylvania rally.

What he's saying: "He lost his father and uncle in service to our country, and Bobby himself was subject to repeated threats to his safety during the course of his campaign," Trump said of RFK Jr.

"This is a tribute in honor of Bobby," Trump added.

Zoom out: The announcement came hours after the independent candidate suspended his campaign and backed the GOP presidential nominee.

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