For decades, Americans have sought the truth about what really happened on November 22, 1963, the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Now, former President Donald Trump has reignited the debate by declassifying thousands of documents related to JFK’s death—yet many feel the biggest questions remain unanswered.

On March 18, Trump’s administration released 80,000 classified files connected to the assassination of the 35th president. The move was in compliance with the 1992 Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act, which had originally set a 2017 deadline for the full disclosure of government-held records on the event.

Speaking at the Kennedy Center on March 17, Trump, 78, teased the release, telling the audience, “We have a tremendous amount of paper. You got a lot of reading. I don’t believe we’re going to redact anything. They’ve been waiting for this for decades. And I said during the campaign I’d release them, and I’m a man of my word… so tomorrow you have the JFK files.”

This wasn’t the first time Trump had declassified assassination-related records. During his presidency, he made thousands of files available in 2018, though some portions remained classified due to national security concerns. His successor, Joe Biden, followed a similar path, unveiling an additional 13,000 records in 2022.