Recently Released JFK Documents Met with DisappointmentWednesday's release still leaves more than 10,000 redacted or entirely withheld documents, perpetuating disappointment among expertsPublished: December 16, 2021
By Michael Robison
Frustrated JFK researchers say there is little to gain from Wednesday’s release of formerly classified documents from the investigation of the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Most of the 1,491 documents released by the National Archives appear to duplicate previously released documents, with a few redacted words now revealed. Some records reflect no change whatsoever.
Wednesday’s release still leaves more than 10,000 documents either redacted or withheld entirely. Those additional documents won’t be released until December 2022 under an order issued by President Joe Biden in October.
The delay of records has prolonged the debate between the federal government and avid JFK researchers, who argue that CIA, FBI, and other national security agencies continue to disregard a release mandate issued in recent years.
“It’s always ‘the next time,'” said Larry Sabato, a leading scholar of the assassination. Sabato called the revelations in Wednesday’s release “minimal and worthless.” ...
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