There are approximately 5 million pages of documents about Kennedy’s 1963 assassination and the vast majority has been publicly available since the late 1990s.
But President Donald Trump blocked the release of certain files on Thursday, placing them under a six-month review. “I have no choice,” he said in a memo, according to White House officials.
“Additional records will be released subject to redactions recommended by the executive offices and agencies,” the National Archives said in a statement on Thursday, adding that it would process those records as soon as possible on a rolling basis.
No major insights are expected from the latest trove.
—The Associated Press contributed to this report
